Mazetown
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| Province: | Ulster | |
| County: | County Antrim & County Down |
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| District: | Lisburn | |
| UK Parliament: | Lagan Valley | |
| European Parliament: | Northern Ireland | |
| Dialling code: | 028, +44 28 | |
| Post town: | LISBURN | |
| Postal district(s): | BT28 2 | |
| Elevation: | 33m | |
| Population (2001) | 363 | |
| Website: www.lisburn.gov.uk | ||
Mazetown or The Maze is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, closely bordering County Down. In the 2001 Census, there were 363 residents. It lies in the Lisburn City Council area, and the Maze electoral ward.
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Maze is the site of HM Prison Maze, formerly a RAF station at Long Kesh. The prison was the main internment centre in Northern Ireland for suspected terrorists during the 1970s and was the focus of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike. It closed in 2000. The site is to be redeveloped and there are plans to provide a new national stadium for Northern Ireland (which would be unpopular with some)[1] and an equestrian facility. Proposals to retain some of the former prison buildings have also provoked controversy[2].
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