Castlereagh Upper

Castlereagh Upper
An Caisleán Riabhach Uachtarach[1] (Irish)

Location of Castlereagh Upper, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Northern Ireland
County Down

Castlereagh Upper (named after the former barony of Castlereagh) is a historic barony in County Down, Northern Ireland.[2] It was created by 1841 with the division of Castlereagh into two.[3] It is bordered by eight other baronies: Castlereagh Lower and Dufferin to the east; Lecale Lower and Kinelarty to the south; Iveagh Lower, Lower Half, Iveagh Lower, Upper Half, and Massereene Upper to the west; and Belfast Upper to the north.[2]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Castlereagh Upper:[4]

Towns

Villages

Population centres

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Castlereagh Upper:[4][5][6]

References

  1. "Cary". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. Database of Irish Historical Statistics - Literacy Notes
  4. 1 2 "Castlereagh Upper". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. Baronies and parishes of County Down
  6. PRONI Civil Parishes of County Down
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