Place:


Banbridge  County Down

 
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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Banbridge like this:

Banbridge, market town, Seapatrick par., W. co. Down, on river Bann, 25 miles SW. of Belfast and 87 miles N. of Dublin by rail -- township, 769 ac., pop. 5609; 3 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Monday. It has numerous linen factories and bleach works, and has a good flax and grain market.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Banbridge, in and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29296

Date accessed: 02nd November 2024

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