Killylea
Sign in to saveKillylea (; ) is a small village and townland in Northern Ireland. It is within the Armagh City and District Council area. The village is set on a hill, with St Mark's Church of Ireland, built in 1832, at its summit. The village lies to the west of County Armagh, and is close to the neighbouring counties of County Tyrone and County Monaghan which is in the Republic of Ireland. It had a population of 253 people in the 2011 census.
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- Locality
- Killylea
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- St Mark's Parish Church, Killylea - geograph.org.uk - 106633.jpg
- Dialing code
- 028
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- Killylea
- postal code
- BT60
- native label
- Coillidh Léith
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- 2011 census
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Killylea (; ) is a small village and townland in Northern Ireland. It is within the Armagh City and District Council area. The village is set on a hill, with St Mark's Church of Ireland, built in 1832, at its summit. The village lies to the west of County Armagh, and is close to the neighbouring counties of County Tyrone and County Monaghan which is in the Republic of Ireland. It had a population of 253 people in the 2011 census.
==History== In 1858 Killylea railway station opened, situated on the Elm Park Road. It was opened by the Ulster Railway and became part of the Great Northern Railway in 1876, offering people the chance to travel to Belfast and Dublin. Like most rural railways in Northern Ireland, it was not to last and eventually closed in 1957. The station platforms can still be seen today from the railway bridge on the Elm Park Road.
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