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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Newtown Hamilton like this:
Newtown Hamilton, small market town and par., in co. and 12 miles SE. of Armagh, 8 miles SW. of Loughgilly ry. sta. and 11 miles W. of Newry - par., 12,407 ac., pop. 4385; town, pop. 898; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. Newtown Hamilton has corn and flax mills.
Newtown Hamilton 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 Newtown Hamilton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newtown Hamilton, in Newry Mourne and Down and County Armagh | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/30021
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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