Newton Stewart

Newton Stewart is a town in in southwest Scotland, along the main road between Carlisle, Dumfries and Stranraer. It's named for William Stewart who built several houses and obtained a burgh charter in 1677 from King Charles II.
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  • Type: Town with 4,010 residents
  • Description: town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Baile Ur nan Stiùbhartach” and “Úr nan Stiúbhartach”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Newton Stewart Hospital and Douglas Ewart High School.

Hospital
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a health facility in Newton Stewart, , . It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

School
was opened in 1922 in Newton Stewart, . It was formed by the amalgamation of the Douglas Free School opened in 1834 and the High School of the Ewart Institute opened in 1864.

Church
Photo: Mark McKie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palnure.

Village
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is a small village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in , Scotland, on the Burn, just outside Newton Stewart. is situated 3 miles southeast of Newton Stewart.

Newton Stewart

Latitude
54.959° or 54° 57′ 33″ north
Longitude
-4.4837° or 4° 29′ 1″ west
Population
4,010
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB NSW
Open location code
9C6QXG58+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31174046
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2641528
Wiki­data ID
Q1016985
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Newton Stewart” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Newton Stewart”
  • Basque: “Newton Stewart”
  • Bulgarian: “Нютън Стюарт”
  • Catalan: “Newton Stewart”
  • Cebuano: “Newton Stewart”
  • Dutch: “Newton Stewart”
  • French: “Newton Stewart”
  • German: “Newton Stewart”
  • Irish: “Baile Úr nan Stiúbhartach”
  • Irish: “Baile Ùr nan Stiùbhartach”
  • Italian: “Newton Stewart”
  • Japanese: “ニュートン・ステュアート”
  • Persian: “نیوتون استیوارت”
  • Polish: “Newton Stewart”
  • Scots: “Newtoun Stewart”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Ùr nan Stiùbhartach”
  • Spanish: “Newton Stewart”
  • Swedish: “Newton Stewart”
  • Urdu: “نیوٹن اسٹورٹ”
  • Welsh: “Newton Stewart”
  • “Newton Stewart”

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