Newtown, County Laois

Village in County Laois, Ireland

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Village in Leinster, Ireland

Newtown

Village

Newtown on the R430

Newtown

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 52°51′44″N 7°06′44″W﻿ / ﻿52.86222°N 7.11222°W﻿ / 52.86222; -7.11222
Country| Ireland
Province| Leinster
County| County Laois
Population

(2016)[1]

| 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.

## See also

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* List of towns and villages in Ireland

## References

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1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Newtown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

Newtown Cross on the N78

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Places in County Laois

County town: Portlaoise

Towns|

* Abbeyleix
* Ballylinan
* Mountmellick
* Mountrath
* Portarlington
* Portlaoise

Villages and
Townlands|

* Aghaboe
* Arless
* Ballacolla
* Ballaghmore
* Ballickmoyler
* Ballinakill
* Ballybrittas
* Ballybrophy
* Ballyfin
* Ballyhide
* Ballyhuppahane
* Ballyroan
* Barrowhouse
* Borris-in-Ossory
* Castletown
* Clonaghadoo
* Clonaslee
* Crettyard
* Cullohill
* Coolrain
* Donaghmore
* Durrow
* Emo
* Errill
* Jamestown
* Kilbricken
* Killenard
* Killeshin
* Middlemount
* New Inn
* Newtown
* Raheen
* Rathdowney
* Rosenallis
* Shanahoe
* Sletty
* Spink
* Stradbally
* The Swan
* Timahoe
* Vicarstown

Landforms|

* Arderin
* Baunreaghcong
* Bog of Allen
* Castlecomer Plateau
* Castleconor
* Garraunbaun
* Slieve Bloom Mountains

* List of townlands in County Laois
* Category:Mountains and hills of County Laois
* Category:Rivers of County Laois
* Category:Geography of County Laois

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