Newbawn

148 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Newbawn, from 85 m² to 500,709 m² (50.07 ha, 123.73 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 60 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Newbawn in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 2 Jul 2026N/a

  Outline permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house

  Outline permission · Wexford County Council, 20260867

• 18 May 2026Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of an extension to an existing dwelling house

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20260622

• 29 Apr 2026Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a multi-purpose all weather sports court

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20260529

• 10 Jun 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of an extension and alterations to an existing

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20250698

• 22 Nov 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house and associated

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20241450

• 24 Sept 2024Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention of an extension to the side of a dwelling

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20241160

• 21 Apr 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permision for retention of the existing double garage

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20230423

• 27 Feb 2023Granted (conditional)

  Permission for a single storey, 2 no. classroom extension with 2 no. set rooms

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20230189

• 28 Jun 2022Granted (conditional)

  Permission Consequent on the Grant of Outline Permission Relevant Outline

  Permission consequent, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20220863

• 20 Sept 2021Granted (conditional)

  Outline permission sought for a fully serviced dwellinghouse and associated

  Outline permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20211473

• 17 May 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of an extension and alterations to an existing dwell

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20210750

• 22 Mar 2021Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the construction of a fully serviced dwelling with domestic garag

  Permission, 2 homes · Wexford County Council, 20210410

• 19 Oct 2020Granted (conditional)

  Permission for retention of changes completed during construction of a fully

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20201213

• 23 Sept 2019Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR RETENTION OF A CHANGE OF USE OF A SHOP PREMISES TO A PLAYSCHOOL T

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20191308

• 17 Dec 2018Refused

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND FARM ROAD TO GAIN

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20181734

• 30 Jul 2018Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A FULLY SERVICED DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GAR

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20181028

• 29 Jan 2018Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR RETENTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF GROUND FLOOR EXTENSIONS (INCLUD

  Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20180093

• 9 Aug 2017Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FULLY SERVICED DWELLING HOUSE AND

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20171058

• 3 Jul 2017Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING CO

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20170857

• 6 Jun 2017N/a

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FULLY SERVICED DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20170711

• 21 Apr 2017Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING CRECHE FACILITY

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20170492

• 23 Jan 2017Granted (conditional)

  RETENTION OF DEMOLITION OF FIRE DAMAGED HOUSE AND PERMISSION FOR RETENTION AND

  Retention, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20170042

• 23 Dec 2016Granted (conditional)

  RETENTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20161446

• 22 Feb 2016Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING SITE LAYOUT AND SITE BOUNDARIES TO ACCOMM

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20160159

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Newbawn.

Recorded monuments

• WX035-038001 Church
  Description

  Marked faintly as a rectangular feature (dims. c. 15m E-W; c. 8m N-S) described in gothic lettering as the site of a church on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated on a slight S-facing slope. The grass covered remains of the W wall (L 5.1m) and adjacent parts of the N and S walls and some rubble survive within a rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 35m N-S; c. 35m E-W) defined by earthen banks with an external stone-facing, and hedges. There is a stoup in the graveyard. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 15 October, 2012

• WX035-038002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on a slight S-facing slope. The church of Newbawn (WX035-038001-) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 35m N-S; c. 35m E-W) defined by earthen banks with external stone-facing, and hedges. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 October, 2012

• WX035-039 Castle - tower house
  Description

  The manor of Newbawn or Colp was held by de Londres of Rosegarland (WX040-042----) from the Devereux fief of Adamstown or Macherneyvn (WX031-019----) certainly in the 14th century (Brooks 1950, 103, fn), but by the 17th century it was held by Brownes of Mulrankin (WX047-031----). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) William Browne owned a ruined castle and 800 acres as the manor of Newbawn in 1641 (Simington 1953, 94). It is situated in a slight N-S valley. Only the NE wall (L 10m; H c. 6m) partly survives with a pointed doorway and yett towards the SE end, together with the lobby and its murder hole and the entrance to a mural stairs in the SE wall (L 9.7m). Fragments of the NW-SE barrel vault survive and there is a double splayed ope in the NE wall survives at ground level, while the opening in the SW wall is destroyed. At the first floor level beneath the vault a double-splayed ope survives in the NE wall. The interior is occupied by cairn material. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 15 October, 2012

• WX035-040 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located just on the SE side of an area of rock outcrop on a gentle E-facing slope. This is a subcircular area (dims. 38m N-S; 33m E-W) planted with deciduous trees and defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3m at W to 7m at N; int. H 0.1-0.4m; ext. H 0.4-1.4m) SE NE and a scarp NE SE, with slight traces of a fosse at N. There is an entrance (Wth 2m) at WSW, possibly recent. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 15 October, 2012.

• WX035-041 Moated site
  Description

  Marked as a rectangular enclosure with two banks or moats (ext. dims. c. 40m E-W; c. 35m N-S) only on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6 inch map, and situated towards the top of a SE-facing slope. It is not visible at ground level in a cereal crop, but the E moat or fosse is visible on digital aerial photographs (WX035-041_1, to _4) taken in 2006, and an outline of it can be seen on an OSI series of aerial photographs (1995). It may be a moated site (Barry 1977, 225, WX 92). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 15 October, 2012

• WX035-052 Megalithic tomb - portal tomb
  Description

  Situated on a slight E-facing slope. The tomb has collapsed, but it is oriented N-S and faces N. At present it consists of a large roofstone resting on two portal stones, two sidestones and a split backstone but these stones have fallen inwards. (Grattan Flood 1912, 15-17: Ó Nuallain 1983, 103) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 16 October, 2012

• WX035-053 Moated site
  Description

  Marked as a rectangular embanked or moated enclosure (ext. dims. c. 45m N-S; c. 40m E-W) only on 1839 ed. of the OS 6 inch map, and situated on a slight E-facing slope. This is a slightly raised, ill defined rectangular or subcircular, grass-covered area (dims. c. 28nm E-W; c. 25m N-S) defined by the wide shallow dip of a fosse (Wth c. 20m) at W and S. (Barry 1977, 225, WX 92) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 16 October, 2012

• WX035-054 Moated site
  Description

  Marked as a rectangular embanked or moated enclosure (ext. dims. c. 50m E-W; c. 45m N-S) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a slight E and SE-facing slope. This is a square grass-covered depression (dims c. 50m x c. 50m) rising slightly in the centre. (Barry 1977, 225, WX 92) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 16 October, 2012

• WX035-078 Standing stone
  Description

  Located on a broad, low hill. An upright stone with an irregular cross section at the base (dims. c. 0.8m x c. 1m; H 1.95m) is oriented E-W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 16 October, 2012

• WX035-099 Moated site
  Description

  Situated on a slight E-facing slope. A rectangular embanked or moated enclosure (ext. dims c. 45m ENE-WSW; c. 45m NNW-SSE) is depicted on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map c. 70m E of Collop’s Well and it is depicted as a small rectangular field (dims 40m NNW-SSE; c. 35m ENE-WSW) on the 1908 edition with a WNW-ESE field bank cutting through it close to the perimeter at N. No feature is visible at ground level in pasture and it is not visible on aerial media, but It could be a moated site. It was first reported by Catherine McLoughlin. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 October 2021

Architectural heritage

• Farm house, 1791–1825 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse with half-dormer attic, extant 1825, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor; single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height central return (north). Occupied, 1911. "Improved", pre-1922, producing present composition. Sold, 1970. Reroofed, ----. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on hipped artificial slate roof (north) with ridge tiles, lichen-covered concrete or rendered coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having concrete capping supporting ribbed yellow terracotta pots, rooflights to front (south) pitch, and uPVC rainwater goods on slightly overhanging rendered slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered roughcast battered wall to front (south) elevation with rendered "bas-relief" strips to corners; rendered surface finish (remainder). Round- or segmental-headed central door opening into farmhouse with concealed dressings having concave reveals framing timber panelled having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows with one-over-one (west) or two-over-two (east) timber sash windows to gables to side elevations. Square-headed window openings to rear (north) elevation with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-three timber sash windows without horns centred on three-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Set in landscaped grounds with piers to perimeter having domed capping supporting flat iron double gates.

• Catholic Church of the Sacred Heat of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, church/chapel, 1885–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1889-96; dated 1889; dedicated 1896, on a rectangular plan comprising five-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height apse (north) on a half-octagonal plan with single-bay single-storey gabled advanced porch to entrance (south) front. Renovated, 1965, with sanctuary reordered. "Restored", 1985. Pitched slate roof with half-octagonal slate roof (north), trefoil-perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables with Celtic Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron square profile downpipes. Tooled cut-limestone banded tuck pointed coursed or snecked rubble stone walls on benchmark-inscribed cut-granite chamfered cushion course on plinth with cut-granite flush quoins to corners; tooled cut-limestone banded tuck pointed coursed or snecked rubble stone surface finish to entrance (south) front on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on plinth with gabled finial-topped clasping buttresses to corners having cut-granite "slated" coping. Lancet window openings in bipartite arrangement with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Cusped lancet window openings to apse (north) centred on trefoil-headed pointed-arch window opening, cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings over on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Pointed-arch door opening to entrance (south) front, cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over on monolithic label stops framing timber boarded double doors. Lancet flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings over on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening to gable with cut-granite sill, cut-granite mullions, and cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Interior including vestibule (south) with encaustic tiled floor; square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having sidelights on panelled risers below overlights; full-height interior open into roof with perforated timber panelled choir gallery (south) on a half-octagonal plan below frost glass "South Window", encaustic tiled aisles between timber pews, diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled wainscoting supporting carved timber dado rail, paired timber stations between frosted glass windows, pair of polished brass wall monuments (ob. 1795; 1901), exposed pointed-arch braced Hammerbeam timber roof construction on cut-granite corbels with pointed-arch wind braced diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled ceiling in carved timber frame on perforated frieze, and carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (north) reordered, 1965, with pointed-arch chancel arch framing cut-veined white marble panelled high altar below frosted glass "North Window". Set in landscaped grounds with cruciform-detailed granite ashlar piers to perimeter having cut-granite truncated pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.

• Graveyard/cemetery, 1749–1947 · Regional interest
  Description

  [Site Inaccessible]

• House, 1700–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey direct entry house, extant 1840, on a rectangular plan. Now disused. Pitched corrugated-iron roof with pressed iron ridge terminating in rendered chimney stack having concrete capping, and no rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Part creeper- or ivy-covered limewashed battered walls. Square-headed window openings (north) with limewashed sills, and concealed dressings including timber lintels framing three-over-six timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Square-headed door opening (south) with concealed dressings including timber lintel framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled door. Road fronted.

• Newbawn House, farm house, 1685–1670 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey farmhouse with dormer attic, built 1686, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (two-bay deep) full-height central return (north). Occupied, 1911. Vacated, 1980. Now disused. Pitched corrugated-iron roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched slate roof (north), pressed or rolled iron ridge, cut-granite coping to gables with creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined red brick Running bond chimney stacks to apexes having corbelled stepped capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered red brick header bond stepped eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast battered walls; limewashed lime rendered surface finish (north). Square-headed off-central door opening with threshold between wrought iron bootscrapers, and cut-granite block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing concrete block infill. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings including rough hewn lintels framing concrete block infill with six-over-six timber sash windows to side elevations having part exposed sash boxes. Set in own grounds with rusticated rendered piers to perimeter having ball finial-topped capping.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Newbawn.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Newbawn with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.

Name

Newbawn · An Bábhún Nua

Area

4,465,624 m² (446.56 ha, 1,103.48 acres)

Civil parish

Newbawn, and its townlands

Barony

Shelmaliere West

Electoral division

Newbawn, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Newbawn electoral division: 579 people in 214 households; 84% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyclemock, Ballynamona, Brownstown, Coolboy, Kilbraney, Newcastle, Raheevarren, Scullaboge

Placenames

Newbawn on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.