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Hamiltonsbawn

Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

List of places: UK; Northern Ireland; Armagh

54°20′30″N 6°32′32″W / 54.3416°N 6.5421°W / 54.3416; -6.5421

Hamiltonsbawn or Hamilton's Bawn is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, five miles (8 km) east of Armagh. It lies within the Parish of Mullabrack and the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council area. It had a population of 895 people (343 households) in the 2011 Census.^[1]

History

Transport

Hamiltonsbawn railway station opened on 25 August 1864 and finally closed on 1 February 1933.^[2]

Education

Hamiltonsbawn Primary School

Hamiltonban Township, Pennsylvania

The township of Hamiltonban^[3] in Adams County, Pennsylvania, was founded by a relative of John Hamilton in the mid-late 18th century,^[4] and named after Hamilton's Bawn.

References

^ "Hamiltonsbawn". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^ "Hamiltonsbawn station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
^ "- Home". www.hamiltonban.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
^ "Early History of Hamiltonban Twp". 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2023.