The Birches, County Armagh

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The Birches is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 6 miles north west of Portadown and close to junction 12 on the M1 Motorway. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 150 people. It is situated in Craigavon Borough Council area.

Two parts to the village can be distinguished, that at Robinstown Road, centred on a public housing estate and a school, and that part adjacent to the M1 junction.

Contents 1 Places of interest 2 Education 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Places of interest

Stonewall Jackson Ancestral Site is at Waugh's Farm, The Birches.

[edit] Education

• Birches Primary School

[edit] References

• NI Neighbourhood Information System
• The Birches - County Armagh Directory 1888
• Northern Ireland Ancestral Heritage

[edit] See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland

Coordinates: 54°29′N, 6°33′W