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Forkhill or Forkill ( , ; ) is a small village and civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the Ring of Gullion and in the 2011 Census it had a recorded population of 498. The population increased to 550 at the time of the 2021 Census.

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Place details

Locality
Forkhill
Region
Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name
Forkhill/Forkill
UK place.irish_name
Foirceal
UK place.static_image_name
Forkhill - geograph.org.uk - 257752.jpg
UK place.map_type
Northern Ireland
UK place.label_position
none
UK place.belfast_distance_mi
41
UK place.population
550
UK place.population_ref
(2021)
UK place.irish_grid_reference
J013158
UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
Newry and Mourne
UK place.country
Northern Ireland
UK place.post_town
NEWRY
UK place.postcode_area
BT
UK place.postcode_district
BT35
UK place.dial_code
028, +44 28
UK place.constituency_westminster
Newry and Armagh
UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
Newry and Armagh
UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
County Armagh

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Population
550
Image
Forkhill - geograph.org.uk - 257752.jpg
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Commons category
Forkhill
postal code
BT35
native label
Foirceal
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Forkhill or Forkill ( , ; ) is a small village and civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the Ring of Gullion and in the 2011 Census it had a recorded population of 498. The population increased to 550 at the time of the 2021 Census.

Its name, deriving from the Irish word foirceal may refer to the village's position on flat land between the large hills of Tievecrom (to the east) and Croslieve (to the west).

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