Newtown | |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Munster |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tipperary |
Subdivision Type3: | Barony |
Subdivision Name3: | Owney and Arra |
Subdivision Name4: | Youghalarra |
Subdivision Type5: | Townland(s) |
Subdivision Name5: | Monroe, Pallas Beg |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population: | 309 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Coordinates: | 52.8786°N -8.2958°W |
Newtown [2] is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located on the R494 regional road 7km (04miles) west of Nenagh. As of the 2016 census, the population was 309.[1] It is in the barony of Owney and Arra.[3] It is also part of the parish of Youghalarra in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.[4]
Newtown's climate is Oceanic (Cfb). The village lies in the base of the Arra Mountains. The Newtown River rises near Tountinna and flows past the town and into Youghal Bay. The town is split between Pallas Beg and Monroe townlands. There are three housing estates in Newtown and the Arra Rovers FC is based here. There are two pubs and a post office.