Sixmilecross

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Sixmilecross
Population	282 (UK 2001 Census)
District	Omagh District
County	County Tyrone
Constituent country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OMAGH
Postcode district	BT79
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
European Parliament	Northern Ireland
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Tyrone

Sixmilecross is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is said to have got its name from a Celtic cross that stood in a field at the top of the village and also from its distance of six Irish miles from Omagh. The village has a wide, tree lined main street and a population of 282 in the 2001 Census. Sixmilecross is approximately nine miles south-east of Omagh. It is situated in the Omagh District Council area.

Contents 1 People 2 Transport 3 References 4 See also

[edit] People

• Sixmilecross was the home of the poet W.F. Marshall, whose contribution to the cultural heritage of mid and west Tyrone has been commemorated by the Marshall Trail, a tourist trail featuring many of the places mentioned in his works.
• Willie Anderson (rugby coach) was born here.

[edit] Transport

• Sixmilecross railway station opened on 1 January 1863 and finally closed on 15 February 1965.^[1]
• Translink Ulsterbus service 93: Sixmilecross - Omagh (Sixmilecross, Beragh, Omagh).
• Translink Ulsterbus service 93A: Beragh - Omagh (Beragh, Sixmilecross, Bush Crossroads, Carrickmore, Loughmacrory, Mountfield, Killyclogher, Omagh).

[edit] References

• NI Neighbourhood Information Service
• Omagh District Council

[edit] See also

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