Difference between revisions of "Hamiltonsbawn"
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| + | |latitude=54.3416 | ||
| + | |longitude=-6.5421 | ||
| + | |population=895 | ||
| + | |census year=2001 | ||
| + | |post town=Armagh | ||
| + | |postcode=BT60 | ||
| + | |dialling code=028, +44 28 | ||
|LG district=Armagh | |LG district=Armagh | ||
| + | |constituency=Newry and Armagh | ||
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| − | '''Hamiltonsbawn''' is a village in [[County Armagh]]. | + | '''Hamiltonsbawn''' or '''Hamilton's Bawn''' is a village in [[County Armagh]], five miles east of [[Armagh]]. It had a recorded population of 895 people (in 343 households) at the 2011 Census. |
| − | {{ | + | ==History== |
| + | The village is named after the fortified house with defended courtyard that was built by Scottish settler John Hamilton, brother of James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Claneboye, in 1619. By 1622 the lime and stone walls of this structure were 12 feet high and 90 feet long by 63 feet broad. It was destroyed during the 1641 Rebellion. The village of [[Newtownhamilton]] takes its name from Alexander Hamilton, a descendant of John Hamilton. | ||
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| + | ==Transport== | ||
| + | Hamiltonsbawn railway station opened on 25 August 1864 and finally closed on 1 February 1933.<ref>{{cite web | title=Hamiltonsbawn station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-10-15}}</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Outside links== | ||
| + | {{commons}} | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
| + | *[https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/emerald_ancestry/other.Armagh.towns.htm&date=2009-10-25+21:47:15 Armagh towns] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:29, 6 June 2019
| Hamiltonsbawn | |
| County Armagh | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | H946445 |
| Location: | 54°20’30"N, 6°32’32"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 895 (2001) |
| Post town: | Armagh |
| Postcode: | BT60 |
| Dialling code: | 028, +44 28 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newry and Armagh |
Hamiltonsbawn or Hamilton's Bawn is a village in County Armagh, five miles east of Armagh. It had a recorded population of 895 people (in 343 households) at the 2011 Census.
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History
The village is named after the fortified house with defended courtyard that was built by Scottish settler John Hamilton, brother of James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Claneboye, in 1619. By 1622 the lime and stone walls of this structure were 12 feet high and 90 feet long by 63 feet broad. It was destroyed during the 1641 Rebellion. The village of Newtownhamilton takes its name from Alexander Hamilton, a descendant of John Hamilton.
Transport
Hamiltonsbawn railway station opened on 25 August 1864 and finally closed on 1 February 1933.[1]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hamiltonsbawn) |
References
- ↑ "Hamiltonsbawn station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
