Templepatrick

One side of the main street in Templepatrick consists of the demesne wall of Castle Upton. A mock fortified gateway in the wall at the centre of the village leads to the castle itself. The core of the main house is a tower house with walls up to five feet thick, built in 1611 by Sir Robert Norton, but later bought in 1625 by Captain Henry Upton. The family mausoleum is in the care of the National Trust and is open to visitors.[http://freespace.virgin.net/hearth.nireland/CUpton2.html Castle Upton] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703130351/http://freespace.virgin.net/hearth.nireland/CUpton2.html |date=2006-07-03 }}

The Templeton Hotel in the village was named after Lady Elizabeth Templetown, an aristocrat and writer who lived in Castle Upton in the 18th century. {{Cite web|url=http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=16&to=346&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310194851/http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=16&to=346&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1|url-status=dead|title=Culture Northern ireland|archive-date=10 March 2007}} In 2020, the Templeton became The Rabbit Hotel.{{Cite web |last=Sensi |first=Jasdip |date=17 July 2020 |title=NI Templeton hotel rebrands as The Rabbit |url=https://www.hotelowner.co.uk/25143-ni-templeton-hotel-rebrands-as-the-rabbit/ |url-status=live |website=Hotelowner.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025201330/https://www.hotelowner.co.uk/25143-ni-templeton-hotel-rebrands-as-the-rabbit/ | archive-date=25 October 2020}}

The Patterson's Spade Mill, which is now a small industrial museum, is nearby. It is a National Trust property.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-pattersonsspademill/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210113458/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-pattersonsspademill/|url-status=dead|title=National Trust|archive-date=10 December 2006}}

On 9 November 1974, two Catholic civilians, Patrick Courtney (29) and William Tierney (31), were shot dead by the Protestant Action Force at their workplace, a garage, Clady Corner, near Templepatrick.[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/sutton/chron/1974.html CAIN VICTIMS: 1974], cain.ulst.ac.uk; accessed 17 October 2015.

In June 1976, three Protestant civilians, Ruby Kidd (28), Francis Walker (17) and Joseph McBride (56), were shot dead during a Republican Action Force gun attack on The Store Bar, Lyle Hill Road, Templepatrick.[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/sutton/chron/1976.html CAIN Victims: 1976], cain.ulst.ac.uk; accessed 17 October 2015.

Templepatrick railway station opened on 11 April 1848 and shut for passenger traffic on 21 February 1981.{{cite web | title=Templepatrick station | work=Railscot – Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=2007-11-24}}

In the 2011 census, Templepatrick had a population of 1,437 people (605 households).

As of the 2001 census, Templepatrick was classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 1,000 and 2,250 people).{{Cite web|url=https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/Home.aspx|title=statistics|first=Northern Ireland Statistics and Research|last=Agency|website=www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk}} On census day in 2001 (29 April 2001), there were 1,556 people living in Templepatrick. Of these:

• 19.4% were aged under 16 years and 20.6% were aged 60 and over
• 50.1% of the population were male and 49.9% were female
• 12.3% were from a Catholic background and 82.7% were from a Protestant background
• 1.2% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.

{{See also|Category:People from Templepatrick}}

• Sir Robin Kinahan (died 1997) and his son Danny Kinahan both politicians, of Castle Upton. Danny Kinahan is a cousin of Irish pop/rock star Chris De Burgh.
• Lavinia Loughridge (1930–2014), physician, was born in Templepatrick.{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/lavinia-loughridge-h0tgncjdxsb|work=The Times|title=Lavinia Loughridge|date=27 May 2014|access-date=13 November 2017}}
• James Hope (1764-1847), known as 'Jemmy Hope', United Irishman, Presbyterian and one of the first proto-Marxists in Irish history.https://www.dib.ie/biography/hope-james-jemmy-a4094

• List of civil parishes of County Antrim
• List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland

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