Newtown

Newtown or Newtown Cross is a village in , . It is within the townlands of Clonbrock and Doonane. Newtown lies close to the border between Counties and at the point where the R430 regional road from to crosses the N78 from to .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 246 residents
  • Description: village in Leinster, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Newtown, County Laois”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Longory’s Well.

Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a spring, which is situated 4 km south of Newtown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crettyard and Clogh.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , . It is on the border with , at the junction of the N78 and the R431 roads. Carlow town is 14 km to the east, and Kilkenny city is 22 km to the south. is situated 2½ km southwest of Newtown.

Village
Photo: Clogh JAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, and namesake of an electoral district in , . It is also a townland in the civil parish of in the ancient barony of Fassadinin. is situated 3½ km west of Newtown.

Village
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Arles or is a village in , . It lies 2 kilometres northwest of and 10 km northwest of , on the N80 national secondary road. is situated 7 km northeast of Newtown.

Newtown

Latitude
52.86302° or 52° 51′ 47″ north
Longitude
-7.11131° or 7° 6′ 41″ west
Population
246
Elevation
199 metres (653 feet)
Open location code
9C4JVV7Q+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52258689
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2962245
Wiki­data ID
Q4328376
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Newtown” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Newtown”
  • Bengali: “নিউটাউন”
  • Cebuano: “Newtown”
  • Chinese: “纽敦”
  • Dutch: “Newtown”
  • Irish: “An Baile Nua, Contae Laoise”
  • Irish: “An Baile Nua”
  • Japanese: “レーイシュ州”
  • Russian: “Ньютаун”
  • Spanish: “Newtown”
  • Swedish: “Newtown, Leinster”
  • Swedish: “Newtown”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Crettyard GAA Club and St. Abhan’s Church.

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