Tullynacross
| Tullynacross | |
| County Down | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | J285657 |
| Location: | 54°31’24"N, 6°-0’57"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 159 (2001) |
| Postcode: | BT27 |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Lagan Valley |
Tullynacross is a small village in the very south of County Antrim, in the valley of the River Lagan (which marks the county's southern boundary) near Lambeg. The 2001 census recorded a population of 159 people.
The village is to be found within the Lagan Valley Regional Park (and within the Barony of Castlereagh Upper). The Lagan Canal runs by the village.
The place name is from the Irish Tulaigh na Croise, meaning "Hillock of the cross".[1]
Economy
A major Coca-Cola owned bottling plant is sited in Tullynacross. Ulster’s very own water brand, Deep RiverRock, is bottled there.[2] The plant is adjacent to a lock on the Lagan Canal (also known as the Lagan Navigation), and dominates the edge of the towpath where it meets Tullynacross Road.
The plant site was formerly occupied by Lambeg Bleach Works and both chose the location because of the deep underground aquifer supplying large amounts of clean fresh water. A bleach green was first established here between the river and canal in 1626.[3]
References
- ↑ Tullynacross - Placenames NI
- ↑ "Coca-Cola Products and Marketing". Coca-Cola HBC. http://www.coca-colahbc.com/country/files/en/nireland/promarket.html. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
- ↑ The Lagan Canal - Lagan Valley Regional Park