A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Newtownards, market town, township, and par. with ry. sta., NE. co. Down, near the head of Lough Strangford, 9 miles by road and 14 miles by rail E. of Belfast - par., 14,837 ac., pop. 12,161; township, 483 ac., pop. 8676; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. Newtownards has important markets. Flax-spinning is carried on; the industry of weaving and embroidering muslin has declined. There is a celebrated nursery. The town stands on the property of the Marquis of Londonderry.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Down IrlC |
| Place: | Newtown Ards |
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