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Newtown, Irthington
Newtown
Little Ireland
civil parish:-   Irthington (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY50026278 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY5062
10Km square:-   NY56

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 17 3) 
placename:-  Newtown
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Newtown
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
image
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"Newtown"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Newtown
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
image
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"Newtown"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
Image © see bottom of page

notes:-  
For a time known as Little Ireland, from a number of irish people living here.

places:-  
NY38465646 bone manure works, Carlisle (Carlisle) gone
NY500627 Cairnbeck (Irthington)
NY38845608 Carlisle Infirmary (Carlisle) L
NY38655587 Bright Street (Carlisle)
NY38545592 Colin Place (Carlisle)
NY38175595 Flat Lane (Carlisle)
NY38635588 Isabella Street (Carlisle)
NY38395599 Carlisle: Newtown Road, 92 (Carlisle) L
NY38835575 Peel Street (Carlisle)
NY3855 S J Stainforth (Carlisle)
NY38365600 Coledale Hall (Carlisle) L
NY52642417 College, The (Lowther)
NY52672414 Corner Cottage (Lowther) L
NY52822422 Craika Bank (Lowther)
NY49706259 Croft House (Irthington) L
NY50036282 drinking fountain, Newtown (Irthington)
NY52652418 fence, Newtown (Lowther)
NY38485598 Green Dragon (Carlisle)
NY52772409 Home Farm (Lowther)
NY09894848 house, Newtown (Holme St Cuthbert) L
NY52582428 Jacks Yak (Lowther)
NY52702401 Lilac Cottage (Lowther) L
NY49796259 Milecastle 58 (Irthington)
NY38095600 Newtown House (Carlisle) L
NY52682436 Newtown Paddock (Lowther)
NY38615592 Newtown Place (Carlisle)
NY50026287 Orchard House (Irthington) L
NY52692405 Park Side (Lowther) L
NY50066279 post box, Newtown (Irthington)
NY52692417 post box, Newtown (2) (Lowther)
NY38455639 railway junction, Carlisle (2) (Carlisle)
NY50016288 village hall, Newtown (Irthington)
NY49576247 Whiteflat (Irthington)
NY52712399 Woodside (Lowther) L
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