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Newtown Stewart, market town with ry. sta., Ardstraw par., N. co. Tyrone, on river Mourne, 8 miles N. of Omagh, 35 miles SE. of Londonderry, and 152 miles N W. of Dublin, pop. 1079; P. O., T. O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Monday. Newtown Stewart derived its name from Sir William Stewart, to whom it was granted by Charles I.; it was burnt by James II. after the siege of Derry.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Tyrone County |
| Place: | Newtown Stewart |
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