Hamiltonsbawn
{{Short description|Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Hamiltonsbawn
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| map_type = Northern Ireland
| coordinates = {{coord|54.3416|-6.5421|display=inline,title}}
| belfast_distance = 37 miles
| population = 895
| population_ref = (2001 Census)
| irish_grid_reference = H946445
| unitary_northern_ireland = Armagh City & District
| country = Northern Ireland
| historic_county =
| post_town = ARMAGH
| postcode_area = BT
| postcode_district = BT60
| dial_code = 028, +44 28
| constituency_westminster = Newry & Armagh
| constituency_ni_assembly = Newry & Armagh
| lieutenancy_northern_ireland = County Armagh
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| static_image_name = Hamiltonsbawn - geograph.org.uk - 547215.jpg
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Hamiltonsbawn or Hamilton's Bawn is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, five miles (8 km) east of Armagh. It lies within the civil 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.{{cite web|title=Hamiltonsbawn|url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/2011/results/settlements.html|website=Census 2011 Results|publisher=NI Statistics and Research Agency|access-date=22 April 2015}}
Transport
Hamiltonsbawn railway station opened on 25 August 1864 and was closed on 1 February 1933.{{cite web | title=Hamiltonsbawn station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=2007-10-15}}
Amenities
The local primary school, Hamiltonsbawn Primary School, is located on the Annareagh Road.https://www.hamiltonsbawnps.com/contact-us/
Pennsylvania connection
The township of Hamiltonban{{Cite web|url=http://www.hamiltonban.com/|title=- Home|website=www.hamiltonban.com|accessdate=24 May 2023}} in Adams County, Pennsylvania, was founded by a relative of John Hamilton in the mid-late 18th century,{{Cite web|url=http://hamiltonban.com/earlyhistory.html|title=Early History of Hamiltonban Twp|date=3 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703004808/http://hamiltonban.com/earlyhistory.html |accessdate=24 May 2023|archive-date=3 July 2012 }} and named after Hamilton's Bawn.
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20021006054136/http://www.geocities.com/emerald_ancestry/other.Armagh.towns.htm Armagh towns]
- [http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/castles/irecastl-Armagh.htm Armagh castles] ([https://archive.today/20120805224807/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/castles/irecastl-Armagh.htm Archived])
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070305075638/http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=3&to=55&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 Culture Northern Ireland]
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Category:Villages in County Armagh