| Newtown | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Leinster |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | County Laois |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population: | 269 |
| Coordinates: | 52.8622°N -7.1122°W |
| Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Newtown or Newtown Cross is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Clonbrock (Cluain Broc) and Doonane (Dúnán).
Newtown lies close to the border between Counties Laois and Kilkenny at the point where the R430 regional road from Abbeyleix to Carlow crosses the N78 from Kilkenny to Athy. The village is 12 km west of Carlow town. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 269 people.[1]
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Crettyard, has its grounds and clubhouse at Newtown Cross.