In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Newton le Willows like this:
Newton in Makerfield or Newton le Willows, market town and par. (ry. sta. Newton Bridge), SW. Lancashire, 15 miles W. of Manchester and 187 miles NW. of London by rail, 3103 ac., pop. 10,580; P.O., T.O., called Newton le Willows, 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. Newton is a borough by prescription, and was represented in Parliament till 1832. The Highlanders were defeated here (1648) by Cromwell. The town has an iron foundry, glass works, paper mills, and a sugar refinery, besides the mfr. of rai...
lway trucks for the London and North-Western Railway.
Newton le Willows through time
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