Hamiltonsbawn

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Hamiltonsbawn
Irish: Bábhún Hamaltún
Hamiltonsbawn is located in Northern Ireland
Hamiltonsbawn
Hamiltonsbawn
 Hamiltonsbawn shown within Northern Ireland
Population 895 (2001 Census)
Irish grid reference H946445
   – Belfast  37 miles 
District Armagh City & District
County County Armagh
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ARMAGH
Postcode district BT60
Dialling code 028, +44 28
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK Parliament Newry & Armagh
NI Assembly Newry & Armagh
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Hamiltonsbawn or Hamilton's Bawn is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, five miles (8 km) east of Armagh. It lies within the Parish of Mullabrack and the Armagh City and District Council area. It had a population of 895 people (343 households) in the 2011 Census.[1]

History

The village is named after the fortified house with defended courtyard that was built by Scottish settler John Hamilton, brother of James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Claneboye, in 1619. By 1622 the lime and stone walls of this structure were 12 feet high and 90 feet long by 63 feet broad. It was destroyed during the 1641 Rebellion. The village of Newtownhamilton takes its name from Alexander Hamilton, a descendant of John Hamilton.

Transport

Hamiltonsbawn railway station opened on 25 August 1864 and finally closed on 1 February 1933.[2]

Education

Hamiltonban Township, Pennsylvania

The township of Hamiltonban in Adams County, Pennsylvania, was founded by a relative of John Hamilton in the mid-late 18th century, and named after Hamilton's Bawn.

References

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