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Newtown Forbes, vil. with ry. sta., Clongesh par., in co. and 3 miles NW. of Longford, pop. 400; P.O., T.O.; Castle Forbes is the seat of the Earl of Granard.
Newtown Gore, vil., Carrigallen par., E. co. Leitrim, 7 miles E. of Ballinamore; P.O., and P.O. called New- town Gore Village.
Newtown Hamilton, small market town and par., in co. and 12 miles SE. of Armagh, 8 miles SAV. of Loughgilly ry. sta. and 11 miles W. of Newry—par., 12,407 ac., pop. 4385; town, pop. 898; P.O., T.o., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. Newtown Hamilton has corn and flax mills.
Newtown Limavady. See Limavady.
Newtown Linford, par., in co. and 6 miles NW. of Leicester, 3990 ac., pop. 479.
Newtown Monnt Kennedy, vil., Upper Newcastle par., NE. co. AVicklow, 3 miles SW. of Kilcoole ry. sta. and 22 miles S. of Dublin, pop. 369; P.O., T.O.; situated amid beautiful scenery.
Newtown Pery. See Limerick.
Newtown St Boswells, vil. with ry. sta. (St Bos- wells), partly in St Boswells, but chiefly in Melrose par., Roxburghshire, near river Tweed, 34 miles SE. of Melrose and 404 miles SE. of Edinburgh, pop. 444; P.O., T.o., 2 Banks; is an important railway junction on the North British Railway system, and has exten- sive auction marts for live stock.
Newtown Sands; P.O. See Newtownsandes.
Newtown Stewart, market town with ry. sta., Ard- straw par., N. co. Tyrone, on river Mourne, 8 miles N. of Omagh, 35 miles SE. of Londonderry, and 152 miles NW. of Dublin, pop. 1079; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market- day, Monday. Newtown Stewart derived its name from Sir William Stewart, to whom it was granted by Charles
I.; it was burnt by James II. after the siege of Derry.
Newtown Trim, hamlet, 1 m. E. of Trim, co. Meath.
Newtown Vevay, ham., 1 m. S. of Bray, co. Wicklow.
Newtown (near Newbury), par. and vil., Hants, on river Embourne, 2 miles SE. of Newbury, 479 ac., pop. 227 ; P.O.; near the vil. is Newton House, seat.
Newtownanner, seat, 3 miles E. of Clonmel, S. co. Tipperary, near river Suir.
Newtow'nards, market town, township, and par. with ry. sta., NE. co. Down, near the head of Lough Strang- ford, 9 miles by road and 14 miles by rail E. of Belfast —par., 14,837 ac., pop. 12,161; township, 483 ac., pop. 8676; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. Newtownards has important markets. Flax-spinning is carried on; the industry of weaving and embroidering muslin has declined. There is a celebrated nursery. The town stands on the property of the Marquis of Londonderry.
Newtownbarry, market town, St Marys par., NAV. co. Wexford, at the confluence of rivers Clady and Slaney, 9 miles NAV. of Ferns and 9 miles SW. of Shil- lelagh ry. sta., pop. 960; P.O., T.O., called Newtown Barry. Market-day, Saturday. Newtownbarry was taken by the insurgents in 1798.
Newtownbreda, vil., Knockbreda par., N. co. Down, near river Lagan, 34 miles SE. of Belfast, pop. 302 ; P.O.
Newtownclonbun, par., mid. co. Meath, 011 river Boyne, 1 mile NE. of Trim, 566 ac., pop. 78.
Ncwtownlennan, par., SE. co. Tipperary, on river Lennan, 3 m. N. of Carrick-on-Suir, 5774 ac., pop. 1117.
Newtownpark, vil., Stillorgan par., co. Dublin, pop. 586.
Newtownsandes, vil., Murhir par., N. co. Kerry, 6 miles NE. of Listowel, pop. 254; P.O., called New- town Sands.
Newtownstackpoole, school, Drumcliffe par., Clare.
Newts Down, eminence, in NE. of Devon, 1 mile SE. of Tiverton.
Newtyle, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Forfarshire— par., 5192 ac., pop. 911;' vil., lj mile SE. of Alyth Junction and I64 miles (by road 11) NAY. of Dundee, pop. 443 ; P.O., 1 Bank; has artificial manure works.
Newtyle Hill, Caputh par., Perthshire, 14 mile SE. of Dunkeld, alt. 996 ft. ; is finely wooded.
Neyland.—hamlet, Ashwellthorpe par., Norfolk, 4 miles SE. of AVymondham.—2. Neyland (or New Mil- ford), on N. side of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, 4 miles E. of Milford; P.O., T.o. See New Milford. —3. Neyland, Suffolk. See Nayland. Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com
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