civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
in
County Down
County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 531,665. It borders County Antrim to th ...
,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. North ...
, southwest of
Rathfriland
Rathfriland () is a market town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
History
In older documents written in English, the town's name was usually spelt ''Rathfylan'' or ''Rathfrilan''.
.Geograph /ref> It is situated in the historic barony of
Iveagh Upper, Upper Half
Iveagh Upper, Upper Half is the name of a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of Iveagh Upper into two. It lies to the west and south of the county, split in half by the Lordship of Ne ...
. It is also a
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...
of 375 acres.
Settlements
The civil parish contains the following settlements:
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Rathfriland
Rathfriland () is a market town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
History
In older documents written in English, the town's name was usually spelt ''Rathfylan'' or ''Rathfrilan''.
Cross
A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a s ...
List of civil parishes of County Down
In Ireland, Counties are divided into civil parishes which are sub-divided into townlands. The following is a list of civil parishes in County Down, Northern Ireland:
A
Aghaderg, Annaclone, Annahilt, Ardglass, Ardkeen, Ardquin
B
Ballee ...