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{{short description|Village in County Laois, Ireland}} |
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'''Newtown''' is a small village in [[County Laois]] in [[Ireland]]. |
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{{Infobox settlement |
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|name = Newtown |
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|settlement_type = Village |
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|image_skyline = NewtownLaois1016.JPG |
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|image_caption = Newtown on the R430 |
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|pushpin_map = Ireland |
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|pushpin_label_position = right |
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |
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|subdivision_type = Country |
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|subdivision_name = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |
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|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]] |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Leinster]] |
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|subdivision_type3 = [[Counties of Ireland|County]] |
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|subdivision_name3 = [[County Laois]] |
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|population_as_of = [[2016 census of Ireland|2016]] |
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|population_footnotes = <ref name="cso2016">{{cite web|url =http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=EF1D70B6-69E2-4B0F-92CA-DE695D2B6213#SAPMAP_T1_100 | title=Sapmap Area - Settlements - Newtown |work=Census 2016 |publisher=[[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|Central Statistics Office Ireland]] |date=April 2016 | accessdate = 26 January 2020 }}</ref> |
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|population = 269 |
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|coordinates = {{coord|52|51|44|N|7|06|44|W|dim:100000_region:IE|display=inline,title}} |
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|blank_name = [[Irish grid reference system|Irish Grid Reference]] |
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'''Newtown''' or '''Newtown Cross''' ({{Irish place name|Baile Nua}}) is a village in [[County Laois]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It is within the [[townland]]s of Clonbrock (''Cluain Broc'') and Doonane (''Dúnán''). |
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Newtown lies close to the border between Counties [[County Laois|Laois]] and [[County Kilkenny|Kilkenny]] at the point where the [[R430 road|R430]] [[Regional road (Ireland)|regional road]] from [[Abbeyleix]] to [[Carlow]] crosses the [[N78 road|N78]] from [[Kilkenny]] to [[Athy]]. The village is 12 km west of Carlow town. As of the [[2016 census of Ireland|2016 census]], the village had a population of 269 people.<ref name="cso2016"/> |
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The local [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club [[Crettyard |
The local [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club, [[Crettyard GAA|Crettyard]], has its grounds and clubhouse at Newtown Cross. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of towns in the Republic of Ireland]] |
*[[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]] |
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==References== |
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{{Laois |
{{County Laois}} |
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[[Category:Townlands of County Laois]] |
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Newtown | |
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Village | |
 Newtown on the R430 | |
  Newtown Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°51′44″N 7°06′44″W / 52.86222°N 7.11222°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Laois |
| Population | 269 |
Newtown or Newtown Cross (Irish: Baile Nua) is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Clonbrock (Cluain Broc) and Doonane (Dúnán).
Newtown lies close to the border between Counties Laois and Kilkenny at the point where the R430 regional road from Abbeyleix to Carlow crosses the N78 from Kilkenny to Athy. The village is 12 km west of Carlow town. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 269 people.[1]
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Crettyard, has its grounds and clubhouse at Newtown Cross.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Newtown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
