Newtownhamilton

Newtownhamilton
Village Centre, looking south
Newtownhamilton is located in Northern Ireland
Newtownhamilton
Newtownhamilton
Location within Northern Ireland
Population2,836 (2011)
Irish grid referenceH930278
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWRY
Postcode districtBT35
Dialling code028, +44 28
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Armagh
54°11′26″N 6°34′35″W / 54.19058°N 6.57644°W / 54.19058; -6.57644

Newtownhamilton is a small village and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies predominantly within Tullyvallan townland. The civil parish is within the historic barony of Fews Upper.[2] In the 2011 Census it had 2,836 inhabitants.

The village is built around two narrow main streets (Armagh Street and Dundalk Street) and a main town square (The Square). Other places include Newry Street, Castleblaney Street (known locally as 'Blaney Hill'), Shambles Lane and The Commons. Residential areas include Dungormley Estate, Meadowvale and the Nine Mile Road.

  1. ^ Newtownhamilton. Placenames Database of Ireland.
  2. ^ "Newtownhamilton". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 13 May 2015.