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unusual facts about Newbridge, River Dart


New Bridge

Newbridge, River Dart, also known as New Bridge, a medieval bridge on Dartmoor, Devon, England


Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Kingswear

The Church of St Thomas of Canterburyis situated in the village of Kingswear in the English county of Devon, it stands in a slightly elevated position at the junction of Higher Street and Church Hill close to the railway station and the Dartmouth Lower Ferry and overlooks the River Dart.

Herbert Road

Both this road, and Newbridge Avenue, are built on the former site of Haigs' distillery.

Kilmacud Crokes GAA

Kilmacud went on to win the 2005 Dublin Championship following a comprehensive 1-14 to 0-09 victory over Na Fianna and added to their success by winning the Leinster Championship following a 0-10 to 0-09 victory over Newbridge at Navan.

Miners' institute

Slowly returning prosperity to former mining communities has witnessed a revival of some of the institutes, such as those at Blackwood, Llanhilleth and Newbridge, which have rebranded themselves as entertainment or arts centres.

New York State Route 106

After that, the route bends further to the northeast, crossing over the four-lane Wantagh State Parkway as North Newbridge Road.

Newbridge Estate

Newbridge House was built by Archbishop Cobbe between 1747 and 1752 to the design of the renowned architect, James Gibbs.

Newbridge Networks

The name Newbridge Networks comes from Sir Terry Matthews' home town of Newbridge in south Wales.

Newbridge Town F.C.

Newbridge Town was founded in 1969 following a meeting in the old supper room of Newbridge Town Hall.

Newbridge, Caerphilly

Notable people to have grown up in Newbridge include world-champion boxer Joe Calzaghe CBE; Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown; Steve Strange, frontman of New Romantic band Visage; and Sir Terry Matthews OBE, high-tech entrepreneur and owner of the Celtic Manor Resort.

Newbridge, County Kildare

The origin of the modern town lies in the establishment of Cavalry Barracks (1815–1819) on land purchased from 3 local landlords: Eyre Powell of Great Connell, Ponsonby Moore of Moorefield and William Hannon of Kilbelin.

Newbridge, Victoria

It is the birthplace of Arthur Wellesley Bayley who, with William Ford discovered the goldfields of Coolgardie in September 1892, Coolgardie being a town in the vicinity of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.

River Dart

Large cruise ships are occasional visitors, with the largest visitor to date being the MV Royal Princess (30,277 GRT).

The music video was filmed along the river and has been featured on Radio Caroline television.

The English poet Alice Oswald wrote the 48-page poem Dart (2002), which was awarded the T. S. Eliot Prize for 2002.


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