Waringstown

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Waringstown is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, about 4km from Lurgan. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,523 people. It lies within the Craigavon Borough Council area.

1 History
2 Education
3 2001 Census
4 References
5 External links
6 See also

[edit] History

Waringstown is named after William Waring, who built Waring House in the centre of the village in 1667^[1]. It is a three storey gentleman's house and is the oldest unfortified mansion house in Ireland. A third storey facade was added in 1680. In the 1960s the then owner, Mrs. M. Waring (d. 1968), intended to leave the house to the National Trust; a minor functionary, however, misspelled her surname and thus she left the house to a cousin. The weaving village of Waringstown developed under the auspices of William Waring and his descendants. Waring’s son Samuel brought Flemish weavers to the village, building Huguenot style cottages for them, some of which survive today. In the past, the village was renowned for its handloom damask weaving, but now is best known for The Lawn cricket ground. The industrial focus was at the southern end of the town, where brewing, linen-weaving, and cambric and clothing manufacture were formerly carried out and where some substantial 18th century and 19th century industrial buildings still exist. The village has many flower displays and has previously won the Best Kept Small Town, Ulster In Bloom and Entente Florale competitions^[2].

[edit] Education

Waringstown Primary School

[edit] 2001 Census

Waringstown is classified as an intermediate settlement by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with a population between 2,250 and 4,500 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 2,523 people living in Waringstown. Of these:

26.8% were aged under 16 years and 14.6% were aged 60 and over
49.0% of the population were male and 51.1% were female
5.4% were from a Catholic background and 92.2% were from a Protestant background
1.7% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed^[3]

[edit] References

^ Waringstown. Craigavon Museum Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
^ Waringstown. Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
^ Waringstown. NI Neighbourhood Information Service Towns and Villages. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.