Newmills
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Newmills is a small village in east County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, {{convert | 3 | mi | 0}} from Dungannon and {{convert | 2 | mi | 0}} from Coalisland. Newmills gets its name from a corn mill and kilns that formerly stood in the area. Local amenities include a primary school, a local shop and a number of churches. It currently has a population of approximately 400 people. The River Torrent flows through the village.{{cite web | title=Newmills Potted History| work=Culture Northern Ireland | url=http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=4&to=206&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 | access-date=2007-11-28 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080111024348/http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=4&to=206&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 |archive-date = 2008-01-11}}
Places of interest
- Annaginny Fisheries is a stocked and managed fishery.
- Roughan Castle was built in 1618 by Sir Andrew Stewart.
- Newmills Presbyterian Church.
Politics
- Newmills is in the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council area at the geographic centre of the Torrent ward.
Sport
People
- Robert Morrow, received the Victoria Cross for bravery on 12 April 1915 near Messines, Belgium during World War I. He was killed in action on 26 April 1915.
- Lydia Mary Foster, novelist, writer and poet, was the daughter of Rev. James Foster, the Presbyterian Minister of Newmills from 1850 to 1890.
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