In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Fews like this:

Fews, Lower and Upper, 2 bars., co. Armagh-- Lower Fews, 29,757 ac., pop. 10,311; Upper Fews, 47,434 ac., pop. 16,724.

Fews through time

Fews is now part of NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN District. Click here for graphs and data of how NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Fews itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fews, in Newry Mourne and Down and County Armagh | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28335

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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