Toome Upper
{{short description|Barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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Toome Upper is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. To its south lies Lough Neagh, and it is bordered by five other baronies: Toome Lower to the north; Antrim Lower to the north-east; Antrim Upper to the east; Massereene Lower to the south-east; and Loughinsholin to the south-east. Toome Upper also formed part of the medieval territories known as the Route and Clandeboye.
History
{{main|Route, County Antrim|Clandeboye}}
List of settlements
=Towns=
- Ahoghill (also part of baronies of Toome Lower and Antrim Lower)
- Antrim (also part of barony of Toome Lower)
- Milltown
- Randalstown
=Population centres=
- Crosskeys
- Toome
- Newferry
- Whiteside's Corner
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Toome Upper:
- Antrim (split with barony of Antrim Upper)
- Ballyscullion (split with barony of Loughinsholin)
- Cranfield
- Drummaul
- Duneane
- Grange of Ballyscullion
- Grange of Shilvodan
References
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[http://applications.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/antr.htm PRONI Civil Parishes of County Antrim]
[http://applications.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/maps/barantr.gif Baronies and parishes of County Antrim]
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