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Australia

  • Newtown, New South Wales
    Newtown, New South Wales
    Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west is located approximately four kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, straddling the local government areas of the City of Sydney and Marrickville Council in the state of New South Wales, Australia....

  • Newtown, Queensland (Ipswich)
  • Newtown, Queensland (Toowoomba)
    Newtown, Queensland (Toowoomba)
    Newtown is an inner suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, located directly west of the city centre.The area was the first outside the city centre to be subdivided for residential purposes, in 1865...

  • Newtown, Victoria
    Newtown, Victoria
    Newtown is an inner western suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is a primarily residential area occupying one of the highest points of urban Geelong, has always been a desirable place of residence and it is the location of many of Geelong's oldest and most valuable properties.The locality of...

    , a suburb of Geelong
  • Newtown, Victoria (Golden Plains Shire)
    Newtown, Victoria (Golden Plains Shire)
    Newtown is a locality situated on Pitfield Road in Golden Plains Shire, 144 km north-west of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia....

    , a locality near Ballarat

Ireland

  • Newtown, County Cork
  • Newtown, County Laois
  • Newtown, County Leitrim
  • Newtown, County Meath
  • Newtown, County Tipperary
    Newtown, County Tipperary
    This article is about the town of Newtown, County Tipperary, for the townland of Newtown see Newtown, Ormond LowerNewtown is a hamlet in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is located on the R494 regional road west of Nenagh. It is in the barony of Owney and Arra...

    , a settlement in the barony of Owney and Arra
  • Newtown, Ormond Lower
    Newtown, Ormond Lower
    This article is about the townland of Newtown, in the Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, for the separate town of Newtown see Newtown, County Tipperary.Newtown, Ormond Lower...

     County Tipperary, a townland in the barony of Ormond Lower
  • Newtown (Guest)
    Newtown (Guest)
    Newtown is a townland in the historical Barony of Ormond Lower, North Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the Civil Parish of Modreeny on the south-east side of the R491 road between Cloughjordan and Shinrone. The family name Guest is written in parentheses in both English and Irish....

    , County Tipperary, a townland in the barony of Ormond Lower
  • Newtown (Hodgins)
    Newtown (Hodgins)
    Newtown is a townland in the historical Barony of Ormond Lower, North Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the Civil Parish of Modreeny on the north-west side of the R491 road between Cloughjordan and Shinrone...

    , County Tipperary, a townland in the barony of Ormond Lower

United Kingdom

  • Newtown, Birmingham
    Newtown, Birmingham
    Newtown is an inner city area of Birmingham, England, to the north of the city centre. It is located in the Aston council ward, in the council constituency of Ladywood. The housing in the area is made up of a number of tower blocks, maisonettes and terraced houses.Newtown is centred around the busy...

  • Newtown, Chester
    Newtown, Chester
    Newtown is an area of Chester, Cheshire, England.-History:left|thumb|1899 OS map of N.E. Chester showing Newtown. The Cathederal grounds of St. Werburgh can be seen to bottom left of the map...

  • Newtown, Cumbria
  • Newtown, Derbyshire
    Newtown, Derbyshire
    Newtown is an area of the town of New Mills in the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. It is situated west of New Mills proper, on the road to Disley. The county boundary between Cheshire and Derbyshire divides the area between the two counties...

  • Newtown, Exeter
    Newtown, Exeter
    Newtown is an area of Exeter between St Sidwells and Heavitree and has been an area for the poor since Saxon times. A workhouse was built in 1671 on a site currently used as a car park, but Newtown remained largely rural up until the 19th century...

  • Newtown, Hampshire
    Newtown, Hampshire
    Newtown is a village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire, located just south of Newbury.-History:The mediaeval borough of Newtown was formed from part of the parish of Burghclere, and flourished in the 13th and 14th centuries. Sandleford Priory in Berkshire was founded between 1193...

  • Newtown, Herefordshire
  • Newtown, Isle of Wight
    Newtown, Isle of Wight
    Newtown is a small hamlet on the Isle of Wight, in England. In medieval times it was a thriving borough.Newtown is located on the large natural harbour on the Island's north-western coast, now mostly a National Nature Reserve owned and managed by the National Trust.The Caul Bourne stream running...

  • Newtown, Kent
    Newtown, Kent
    Newtown is a suburb of Ashford in Kent, South East England, it was originally built by the South Eastern Railway company, adjacent to the railway station, and includes extensive workshops known as Ashford railway works, High Speed 1 runs past the area....

  • Newtown, Powys
  • Newtown, Staffordshire
    Newtown, Staffordshire
    Newtown, Staffordshire is a small village in South Staffordshire, England.Newtown lies in between Great Wyrley and Bloxwich , or more precisely, Landywood and Bloxwich , forming part of the Staffordshire/West Midlands border...

  • Newtown, Worcestershire
  • Newtown Linford
    Newtown Linford
    Newtown Linford is a linear village in Leicestershire, England.It is located in a valley in the Charnwood Forest area, and has four access roads. The first is from Anstey, then there are roads which lead to the A50 at Groby and at Markfield...

  • Newtown, Stockton-on-Tees
    Newtown, Stockton-on-Tees
    Newtown is an area of Stockton-on-Tees within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated close to the north-west end of the town centre....

  • Newtown, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland
  • Newtown, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
  • Newtown, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
  • Newtown, County Fermanagh, a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
  • Newtown Upper, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland

United States

  • Newtown, California (disambiguation)
    • Newtown, El Dorado County, California
    • Newtown, Mariposa County, California
      Newtown, Mariposa County, California
      Newtown is a former settlement in Mariposa County, California. It lay at an elevation of 1821 feet ....

    • Newtown, Nevada County, California
      Newtown, Nevada County, California
      Newtown is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2113 feet . Newtown is located west of Nevada City....

    • Newtown, Shasta County, California
    • Newtown, Solano County, California
  • Newtown, Connecticut
    Newtown, Connecticut
    Newtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 27,560 at the 2010 census. Newtown was founded in 1705 and incorporated in 1711.-Government:...

    , incorporated Town in Fairfield County
  • Newtown (borough), Connecticut
    Newtown (borough), Connecticut
    Newtown is a borough in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, within the town of Newtown. The population was 1,941 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

    , incorporated Borough in Fairfield County
  • Newtown (Palatka)
    Newtown (Palatka)
    Newtown is a neighborhood of Palatka, Florida located west of downtown and includes portions of the central business district. The neighborhood was originally established as an African American community in the mid 1800's. Central Academy, Florida's first accredited African American high school,...

    , a neighborhood of Palatka, Florida
  • Newtown, Aiea, Hawaii
  • Newtown, Illinois
    Newtown, Illinois
    Newtown is an unincorporated community in Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.-History:This settlement is one of the oldest in the county. The name was originally two words, New Town. It was platted by Benjamin Coddington in 1838, but Stephen Griffith was said to have been the first...

  • Newtown, Indiana
    Newtown, Indiana
    Newtown is a town in Richland Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The population was 256 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Newtown is located at ....

  • Newtowne, an old name for Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...

    , and its vicinity
  • Newtown, an old name for Newton, Massachusetts
    Newton, Massachusetts
    Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...

  • Newtown, Missouri
    Newtown, Missouri
    Newtown is a city in Sullivan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 183 at the 2010 census, at which time it was a town.-Geography:Newtown is located at ....

  • Newtown, an old name for the neighborhood of Elmhurst, Queens, New York
  • Newtown, Ohio
    Newtown, Ohio
    Newtown is a village in southeastern Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, near Cincinnati. The population was 2,420 at the 2000 census.Newtown was first settled in 1792 under the name of Mercersburg. The name was changed before the village incorporated in 1901.-History:Multiple Native American...

  • Newtown, Pennsylvania:
    • Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
      Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
      Newtown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,248 at the 2010 census. It is located just west of the Trenton, New Jersey metropolitan area, and is part of the larger Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is entirely surrounded by Newtown Township, from which...

    • Newtown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
      Newtown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
      Newtown is a census-designated place in Reilly Township, Schuylkill County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1828, and the first permanent dwelling was built in 1846 by John Bettinger, a native of the Saarland, Germany...

    • Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
      Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
      Newtown Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 19,299 at the 2010 census.-History:Newtown Township traces its roots back to William Penn, who purchased from the Lenni Lenape Indians in 1683. He named this land my "New Township", which gradually...

    • Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
      Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
      Newtown Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States . Newtown Township is the oldest township in Delaware County. The population was 11,700 as of the 2000 census.-History:...


Other countries

  • Newtown, Newfoundland and Labrador
    Newtown, Newfoundland and Labrador
    Newtown is a part of the Municipality of New-Wes-Valley, located at the North end of Bonavista Bay in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The approximate population is 400. Settlement in Newtown originated around 1850 when people relocated from nearby areas...

  • Newtown, Isle of Man
    Newtown, Isle of Man
    Newtown is a community within the parish of Santon, Isle of Man. To the northern part of the community lies Mount Murray and to the north-west the Broogh Fort - an iron age fort dating from the 13th century....

  • Newtown, New Zealand
    Newtown, New Zealand
    The suburb of Newtown lies in the southern part of Wellington in New Zealand. The population at the last census was recorded as 8,409.The suburb lies east of Vogeltown, between Mount Cook and Berhampore...

    , a suburb of Wellington
  • Newtown, Gauteng
    Newtown, Gauteng
    Newtown is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 8. Newtown is currently being developed into a vibrant, mixed-use area with a unique character based on existing cultural facilities - the indelible Kippies, the world renowned Market Theatre, SAB World of Beer, Moyo...

    , a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa

Other uses

  • Jack Newtown, a nickname of F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve
    Jacques Villeneuve
    Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, , is a Canadian musician and automobile racing driver. He is the son of the late Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle...

  • Newtown, a fictional town in the show Benjamin The Elephant
    Benjamin the Elephant
    Benjamin the Elephant is an animated children's television show produced by Kiddinx Studios in Berlin. The show is based on audio stories by Elfie Donnelly. On the show, the eponymous main character resides at the Newtown Zoo, with friends Otto and Stella...

  • Newtown Jets
    Newtown Jets
    The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSWRL Premier League competition, having left the top grade after the 1983 NSWRFL season...

    , a founding team in the New South Wales Rugby League, Australia
  • Newtown F.C.
    Newtown F.C.
    Newtown Association Football Club is a Welsh football club who currently play in the Welsh Premier League, with a reserve team currently playing in the Mid Wales Football League....

    , Wales
  • Newtown United FC
    Newtown United FC
    Newtown United Football Club is a Saint Kitts and Nevis football club from East Basseterre.They currently play in the Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier Division.-History:...

    , Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Battle of Newtown
    Battle of Newtown
    The Battle of Newtown , also known as the Battle of Chemung, was the only major battle of the Sullivan Expedition, an armed offensive led by General John Sullivan that was ordered by the Continental Congress to end the threat of the Iroquois who had sided with the British in the American...

    , American Revolutionary War
  • Newtown Y.F.C., a youth football team, from Limavady, Northern Ireland

See also

  • New Town (disambiguation)
  • Newton (disambiguation)
  • Newtonville (disambiguation)
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