Newtownards, a town of County Down, 14 miles E. of Belfast by rail. Flax-spinning, muslin-weaving and embroidery, and nursery-gardening are the industries, and there are important markets. Pop. (1881) 8676; (1891) 9197.
Newtownards
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 481
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