Newtown, Kent

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Newtown
Newtown Location within Kent
OS grid reference	TR0148540749
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Ashford
List of places UK England Kent 51°08′N 0°53′E / 51.13°N 0.88°E / 51.13; 0.88Coordinates: 51°08′N 0°53′E / 51.13°N 0.88°E / 51.13; 0.88

Newtown is a suburb of Ashford in Kent, South East England, it was originally built by the South Eastern Railway company, adjacent to the railway station, and includes extensive workshops known as Ashford railway works. It was originally intended to call the area Alfred Town but it quickly became known as New Town. By 1850 130 houses had been built for workshop workers.

High Speed 1 runs past the area.

The area is invariably shown on maps as New Town, including on current Ordnance Survey maps.

Ashford Green Corridor, a Local Nature Reserve, includes Newtown Green, adjacent to Newtown.

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