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Newtownbutler

Ward in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland

Coordinates:54.165, -7.344
Population:943
Dialling code: 02867 (Lisnaskea)

Newtownbutler is a small, largely rural electoral ward in the south‑east of County Fermanagh, within the Fermanagh and Omagh district. The ward sits close to the border with County Monaghan and is set in the drumlin‑dotted landscape typical of the area, with farms, hedgerows and a scattering of small villages rather than any large urban centre. The locality is remembered for the 1689 Battle of Newtownbutler, a notable episode in the Williamite wars, and a few memorials and community histories keep that local past alive.

Today the ward’s economy is predominantly agricultural, with many residents also commuting to nearby towns such as Lisnaskea and Enniskillen for work and services. Community life revolves around local clubs, churches and sporting organisations (including a strong local GAA presence), small shops and pubs, and cross‑border social and commercial links that are typical of Fermanagh’s frontier areas. As an electoral ward it plays a small but distinct part in the rural politics and civic life of Fermanagh and Omagh.

Postcode districts covering Newtownbutler

Neighbouring places

Transport links

  • Airport Belfast International Airport 56.7 miles91.2 km
  • Airport City of Derry Airport 61.1 miles98.3 km
  • Railway station Bundoran Junction 20.3 miles32.6 km
  • Railway station Dromore Road Station 22.4 miles36 km

Local points of interest

  • Crom Castle Estate 4.3 miles6.9 km
  • Rosslea Manor Archaeological site 8.5 miles13.6 km
  • Corrard House Estate 9.6 miles15.5 km
  • Belleisle Estate 10.9 miles17.5 km
  • Colebrooke Park Estate 12.8 miles20.6 km
  • Inismore Hall Estate 12.9 miles20.8 km
  • Ashbrooke Estate 13.1 miles21.1 km
  • Imeroo House Estate 15.5 miles24.9 km
  • Castle Coole Estate 15.5 miles25 km
  • Tempo Manor Estate 15.6 miles25.2 km
  • Lisgoole Abbey Estate 15.7 miles25.2 km
  • Aughentaine Castle Estate 16.4 miles26.4 km

Example postcodes in Newtownbutler