Newtown

Newtown is a community within the parish of , , 4 miles west of . To the northern part of the community lies Mount Murray and to the north-west the Broogh Fort - an Iron Age fort dating from the 13th century.
Wikipedia
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: village on the Isle of Man
  • Also known as: “Newtown, Isle of Man”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Port Soderick railway station and Santon railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Maccer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the first station on the Port Erin line of the Isle of Man Railway and is located near on the .

Railway station
Photo: Dankarran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a request stop near Newtown in the parish of , ; it forms part of the sole remaining line of the Isle of Man Railway which once encompassed over 46 miles of network and retains its original station building.

Archaeological site
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Iron Age roundhouse and two Norse long houses on this site represent its occupation until the 11th or 12th century AD in the parish of in the . is situated 3 km north of Newtown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santon and Port Soderick.

Hamlet
, historically Santan, is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the . It is located in the south-east of the island in the sheading of Middle. Settlements in the parish include Newtown.

Locality
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet to the south of , capital of the , once famed for its pleasure grounds and beach. In later years there have been various attempts to rejuvenate the area, all of which have been unsuccessful to date. is situated 2½ km southeast of Newtown.

Hamlet
Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the parish of on the , about 6 km west of the capital . It is best known for the nearby ancient settlement of . is situated 2½ km north of Newtown.

Newtown

Latitude
54.13237° or 54° 7′ 57″ north
Longitude
-4.56611° or 4° 33′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C6Q4CJM+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 441171223
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q11045384
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Newtown” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Newtown (Man Uhartea)”
  • Basque: “Newtown”
  • Dutch: “Newtown, Isle of Man”
  • French: “Newtown”
  • Irish: “Balley Noa”
  • Japanese: “ニュータウン（マン島）”
  • Manx: “Balley Noa”
  • Urdu: “نیو ٹاؤن، آئل آف مین”

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Localities in the Area

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