Newtown
Located in County Laois, Leinster Coordinates: 52°51′47″ N 7°06′48″ W
- Population
- 246
- 246
- Elevation
- 199 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
About Newtown
Newtown is a village. Location: County Laois, Leinster. Population: 246. Elevation: 199 m.
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.
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In comparison
- No. 19 of 22 places in County Laois by population
- Nearest larger town: Clogh, 4 km W
- 10 sights and natural places within 10 km Jake’s Hill, Clogh River
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Jake’s Hill Mountain, County Laois3.5 km S
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New Castle Historic site, County Laois4.8 km NE
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Clogh River River, County Kilkenny4.1 km SW
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Gales Hill Mountain, County Laois5.1 km NE
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Knocknabranagh Mountain, County Carlow13 km S
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Baunreagh Mountain, County Carlow15 km S
Sources & licences
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