Laurelvale
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Laurelvale is a village in the heart of County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom which includes the adjacent small hamlet of Mullavilly and is located seven miles north–east of Armagh and 3 miles south of Portadown. In the 2001 Census Laurelvale had a population of 1,258 people.
Laurelvale’s facilities include Mullavilly Primary School, a petrol station, small shops, designated open space and a nursing home on the village’s Portadown Road.
An Ulsterbus service operates between Portadown ,Tandragee and Newry via Laurelvale.
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[edit] History
Laurelvale was founded in the 1800s by Thomas Sinton to house the workers in his linen mill, Thomas Sinton & Co. Ltd, which was located in the village. At its height Sinton's Mill employed over one thousand people. The mill building, as well as the large residence built by Thomas Sinton, has since been demolished for development. The company remained in family ownership and operated until the 1990s. The family also ran mills and bleach-works in Tandragee, Tullylish and outside Lisburn. The village has also a strong Unionist/Loyalist tradition as around the villages location is a large number of Orange Halls.
Thomas Sinton also built a large house in the village, Laurelvale House, which, following the Second World War, was the home of Michael Torrens-Spence. Laurelvale House has since been demolished to make way for housing development.
[edit] Education
Mullavilly Primary School
[edit] Sport
Laurelvale Football Club's ground is found in the Laurel Park area of the Village. The Villages Cricket Grounds and Social Club is located on the Mullavilly Road.
[edit] 2001 Census
Laurelvale 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 1,258 people living in Laurelvale. Of these:
- 25.0% were aged under 16 years and 12.7% were aged 60 and over
- 49.5% of the population were male and 50.5% were female
- 9.2% were from a Catholic background and 90.8% were from a Protestant background
- 2.1% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
