Fivemiletown
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| Fivemiletown | ||
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| Province: | Ulster | |
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| County: | County Tyrone | |
| District: | Dungannon | |
| UK Parliament: | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| Dialling Code: | 028, +44 28 | |
| Post Town: | Fivemiletown | |
| Postal District(s): | BT75 | |
| Population (2001) | 1108 | |
| Website: www.dungannon.gov.uk | ||
Fivemiletown (Baile an Lorgain) is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is located seventeen miles (17 km) east of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh and 43 km southwest of Dungannon, on the A4 Belfast to Enniskillen road, close to the county boundary with Fermanagh. The present name derives from the town's location five Irish miles (1 Irish mile = 2,240yd / 2048 m) from its nearest neighbours of Clogher, Brookeborough and Tempo. It had a population of 1,108 people in the 2001 Census.
The village is most famous for its creamery, which was established as a co-operative in 1898 by H.D. Fellonburg Montgomery. Fivemiletown Creamery originally produced butter and milk, but now exports speciality cheeses across Europe and North America.
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[edit] History
[edit] The Troubles
For more information see The Troubles in Fivemiletown, which includes a list of incidents in Fivemiletown during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.
[edit] Transport
A narrow gauge railway ran through the village from 1887 until 1942. The train originally had a top speed of 10mph (16 km/h).
[edit] Education
- Fivemiletown High School and Community College
- Fivemiletown Primary School
- St. Mary's Primary School
[edit] 2001 Census
Fivemiletown is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,108 people living in Fivemiletown. Of these:
- 19.9% were aged under 16 and 20.6% were aged 60 and over
- 48.4% of the population were male and 51.6% were female
- 25.1% were from a Catholic background and 74.0% were from a Protestant background
- 5.6% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
[edit] References
- Dungannon & South Tyrone Area Plan 2010
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
