Lawrencetown, County Down

Laurencetown or Lawrencetown is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits on the River Bann, along the main road between the towns of Banbridge and Portadown. It is within the parish of Tullylish and covers the townlands of Knocknagore and Drumnascamph. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 629 people. In Irish, it is known as Baile Labhráis.

Places of interest

Lawrencetown House, close to the village, was built before 1834 and features a walled garden and extensive lawns stretching to the River Bann.[1]

2001 Census

Lawrencetown is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 629 people living in Lawrencetown. Of these:

  • 24.6% were aged under 16 years and 16.7% were aged 60 and over
  • 50.4% of the population were male and 49.6% were female
  • 87.4% were from a Catholic background and 12.1% were from a Protestant background
  • 3.1% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

People

Education
  • St. Colman's Primary School: Formed on the 20th Century

Sport
  • Lawrencetown is home to Tullylish GAA club, which was formed in July 1944 and originally called 'Saint Patrick's GAA club'.
  • Tullylish Running Club: Formed in 2017 by Shauna Corbett

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

References
  1. "Lawrencetown House". Parks and Gardens UK. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

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