Newtown
Newtown is a locality in County Galway, Connacht. Newtown is situated nearby to the locality Ballybackagh, as well as near Peakroe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cashla substation.
Cashla substation
Electrical substation
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cashla substation is an electrical substation, which is situated 3 km southwest of Newtown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athenry and Claregalway.
Athenry
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Athenry is a market town in County Galway with medieval town walls, castle and abbey. In Irish it's Baile Átha an Rí, town of the ford of the king. Those kings were the Ó Mainnín dynasty, ousted in the 12th century by supporters of the O'Connor kings, who in turn were ousted in the 13th century by the Anglo-Norman de Bermingham overlords.
Claregalway
Village
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baile Chláir or Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe is a Gaeltacht village about 10 km north of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. Claregalway was founded on the banks of the River Clare, hence the derivation of its name: Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe meaning "town on the Clare, in Galway". Claregalway is situated 9 km west of Newtown.
Oranmore
Town
Photo: Angella Streluk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oranmore is a town in County Galway, Ireland, 9 km east of Galway city on an inlet of Galway Bay. At the 2022 census, Oranmore had a population of 5,819. The town is in a civil parish of the same name. Oranmore is situated 10 km southwest of Newtown.
Newtown
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.32417° or 53° 19′ 27″ northLongitude
-8.82° or 8° 49′ 12″ westElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
9C5H85FJ+M2GeoNames ID
3312515
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In Other Languages
“Newtown” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An Baile Nua”
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Localities in the Area
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