Townland

Newdown

Newdown is a townland in Westmeath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationNewdown53.50429° N · 7.22759° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • Newdown · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Westmeath
Barony
Farbill
Civil parish
Killucan
Coordinates
53.50429, -7.22759
Mapped area
5.72 km²
Logainm ID
51713 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

224People recorded
39Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Rowan 25
  • Maguire 13
  • Murtagh 13
  • Colgan 11
  • Bardon 10
Explore the 1901 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Newdown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2012-08-22. How this page was prepared.