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 2011 census it had a population of 956 people. In Irish, it is known as Baile Labhráis (Lawrence's Townland).

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]

Lawrenctown park, between the Federal Tyres and Nearby Lawrenctown.

People

Demographics
  • 956 Population [2011] – Census
  • 0.3717 km2 Area
  • 2,572/km2 Population Density
  • 4.3% Annual Population Change [2001 → 2011]

Country of Birth (C 2011)

  • Northern Ireland 887
  • Great Britain 29
  • Republic of Ireland 21
  • EU (other) 5
  • Other country 9

Ethnic Group (C 2011)

  • White 948
  • Asian 2
  • Mixed/multiple 1

Religion (C 2011)

  • Roman Catholic 703
  • Christian (other) 141
  • Other religion 11
  • No religion 34

Main Language (C 2011)

  • English 895
  • Polish 1
  • Other language 4

Education
  • St. Colman's Primary School: Founded in the 20th century

Sport
  • Lawrencetown is home to Tullylish GAA club, which was formed in July 1944 and originally called 'St Patrick's GAA club'
  • Tullylish Running Club: Formed in 2017 by Shauna Corbett
  • Lawrencetown also had a football team called "Lawrencetown Celtic" c.1920

See also

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

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