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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 Mary’s 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.

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