Newtown is a part of the Municipality of New-Wes-Valley, located at the North end of Bonavista Bay in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Newtown is well known for being built on many small islands, and is the home of the Barbour Living Heritage Village.
In 1892 the operator of the local lobster factory, John Haddon, announced the community was changing its name to Newtown.
[1] Two of the early Barbers/Barbours in Newfoundland, George (1746–1818) and Joseph (1751–1818) Barbour arrived in Greenspond sometime prior to 1792, and later settled on Cobbler's Island after 1809.
Five of them, Joseph, William, Thomas, George and James, were well-known sealing captains.
George Barbour was born on Cobbler's Island and his first steamer was the Walrus in 1893, and his last was the Beothic II in 1928.
[7] The names listed are: Research on this page has been contributed by the Greenspond Historical Society.