Lenaderg is a small village and

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

of 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 552,261. It borders County Antrim to the ...

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. It sits on the banks of the

River Bann The River Bann (from , meaning "the goddess"; Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster-Scots: ''Bann Wattèr'') is the longest rivers, river in Northern Ireland, its length, Upper and Lower Bann combined, being 129 km (80 mi). The total length ...

, about two miles from

Banbridge Banbridge ( ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the Bann in 1712. It is in the civil parish of Seapatrick and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper ...

and a half mile from the village of Lawrencetown. It is situated in the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

of Tullylish and the historic

barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

Iveagh Lower, Upper Half Iveagh Lower, Upper Half is a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of Iveagh Lower into two. It is bordered by five other baronies: Iveagh Upper, Lower Half to the south; Iveagh Upper, ...

. As of the 2001 census, it had a population of 261 people. Lenaderg is within the District of Banbridge. Its name is derived from the

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. One theory is that it comes from ''Léana Dhearg'' meaning "red meadow".Placenames Database of Ireland
/ref> However, the townland was historically called ''Laraderick'' and ''Laraghderick'', which is believed to be derived from ''Láithreach Deirce''.

Industry

Milltown Bleach Works at Lenaderg, was demolished mid-20th century. A group of mill workers’ houses still remains.

Transport

Lenaderg railway station Lenaderg railway station was on the Banbridge Junction Railway which ran from Scarva to Banbridge, via Lenaderg, in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-ea ...

, which was on the line from

Scarva Scarva ( meaning "shallow place, rough ford") is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is at the boundary with County Armagh, which is marked by the Newry Canal. In the 2001 census it had a population of 320. Scarva ...

, opened on 1 January 1904 and closed on 2 May 1955.

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Townlands of County Down Villages in County Down Civil parish of Tullylish {{Down-geo-stub

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