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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Newcastle like this:
Newcastle.-- seaport town with ry. sta., Kilcoo par., S. co. Down, on Dundrum Bay, 11 miles SW. of Down-patrick, pop. 840; P.O., T.O.; is resorted to for bath-ing. Many of the inhabitants are employed in fishing. The town is finely situated near the base of Slieve Donard mountain.
Newcastle 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 Newcastle itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newcastle, in Newry Mourne and Down and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/30216
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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