Newton Stewart
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Newton Stewart Scottish Gaelic Baile Ùr nan Stiùbhartach |
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 57 ′ N , 4 ° 29 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 4092 (2011 census) | ||
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| Post town | NEWTON STEWART | ||
| ZIP code section | DG8 | ||
| prefix | 01671 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| British Parliament | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Galloway and West Dumfries | ||
Newton Stewart ( Gaelic : Baile Ùr nan Stiùbhartach ) is a town in the Scottish Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . It is around eleven kilometers north of Wigtown and 40 kilometers east of Stranraer on the right bank of the Cree . Historically, Newton Stewart was in the traditional county of Wigtownshire . The village marks the northeastern end of the Machars peninsula .
history
It was William Stewart , the youngest son of James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Galloway , who founded the village in the late 17th century. In 1677 King Charles II gave his consent to the granting of the status of Burgh of Barony . Actual construction activities were probably not started until the early 18th century. After William Douglas, 1st Baronet of Gelston Castle took over the lands in the 1770s, he had the place name changed to Newton Douglas . After his attempts to establish carpet manufacture there failed, the village got its old name again. Newton Stewart developed economically with wool processing and the wool trade. In addition to annual markets, Newton Stewart also traded locally mined stone and coal.
traffic
In 1745 a bridge was built over the Cree in Newton Stewart. As part of the establishment of the Carlisle to Portpatrick trunk road, construction of the Cree Bridge began in 1812, based on a design by John Rennie . The A714 (Wigtown - Girvan ) is Newton Stewart's main thoroughfare. It connects the village to the A75 (Carlisle - Stranraer ) which passes south of the village and which is part of the European route 18 on this section . Approximately one kilometer east of the ends Crocketford upcoming A712 . A train station established in the course of the 19th century was closed in June 1965.
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Donald Greig, Darren Flint: Dumfries and Galloway - Local, Characterful Guides to Britain's Special Places , Bradt Travel Guides, 2015, 1st edition, pp. 187-190. ISBN 978-1-84162-861-5
- ^ A b Newton-Stewart in: FH Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing, Edinburgh, 1885.
- ^ Entry on Newton Stewart Station in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
