Low Newton, Cumbria
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Low Newton is a hamlet in the South Lakeland District, in the county of Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It was on the A590 road
A590 road
The A590 is a trunk road in southern Cumbria, in the north-west of England. It runs north-east to south-west from M6 junction 36, through the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness to terminate at Vickerstown on Walney Island. The road is a mixture of dual carriageway and single carriageway,...

 until it was by-passed a few years ago, it was opeded on Tuesday 8th April 2008. Nearby settlements include the town of Grange-over-Sands
Grange-over-Sands
Grange-over-Sands is a town and civil parish by the sea – with a wide tidal range, hence the "sands" name – in Cumbria, England. Historically, Grange-over-Sands was part of the County of Lancashire until 1974, when Cumbria was created under Local Government re-organisation which absorbed the area...

, the villages of Lindale, High Newton
High Newton
For the place in Northumberland see High Newton-by-the-Sea.High Newton is a village in the South Lakeland District, in the county of Cumbria.- By-pass :...

 and Newby Bridge
Newby Bridge
Newby Bridge is a small hamlet in the Lake District, Cumbria, although historically it was in Lancashire.Newby Bridge is located several miles west of Grange-over-Sands and is on the River Leven, close to the southern end of Windermere...

 and the hamlets of Barber Green
Barber Green
Barber Green is a village in Cumbria, England....

 and High Hampsfield.

References: http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/Place/17431/Low+Newton-Cumbria
http://www.a590.co.uk/
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