Newtown

Newtown is a locality in , , . Newtown is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beeston Castle and Peckforton Castle.

is a former Royal castle in , , England, perched on a rocky sandstone crag 350 feet above the . It was built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, on his return from the Crusades. is situated 2½ miles east of Newtown.

Castle
is a Victorian country house built in the style of a medieval castle. It stands in woodland at the north end of Peckforton Hills one mile northwest of the village of , , England. is situated 2 miles east of Newtown.

Church
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
St Alban's Church is in the village of , , England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tiverton and Farndon.

Hamlet
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of and Tilstone Fearnall, in the district and ceremonial county of in England. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Newtown.

Village
is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of and the ceremonial county of , England. It is on the banks of the , which here forms the England–Wales border. is situated 6 miles west of Newtown.

Locality
was a medieval castle on the Welsh–English border, by the banks of the , in the village of Holt, , . Work began on the castle in the 13th century during the Welsh Wars. is situated 6 miles southwest of Newtown.

Newtown

Latitude
53.11644° or 53° 6′ 59″ north
Longitude
-2.74585° or 2° 44′ 45″ west
Elevation
138 feet (42 metres)
Open location code
9C5V4783+HM
Geo­Names ID
13282260
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