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Banbridge
Sign in to saveBanbridge ( ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the Bann in 1712. It is in the civil parish of Seapatrick and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half. The town began as a coaching stop on the road from Belfast to Dublin and thrived from Irish linen manufacturing. The town was home to the headquarters of the former Banbridge District Council. Following a reform of local government in Northern Ireland in 2015, Banbridge became part of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. It had a p
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Banbridge
- UK place.irish_name
- Droichead na Banna
- UK place.scots_name
- Bannbrig
- UK place.static_image
- Banbridge.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- 'The Cut' in Banbridge
- UK place.map_type
- Republic of Ireland
- UK place.population
- 17,400
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- BANBRIDGE
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT32
- UK place.dial_code
- 028
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
- Upper Bann
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Upper Bann
- UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
- County Down
- UK place.belfast_distance_mi
- 21
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- History
- The Burnings of 1920
- The Troubles
- Townlands
- Demography
- 2011 census
- 2021 census
- Places of interest
- Notable people
- Transport
- Education
- Primary
- Post-primary
- Sport
- Pop culture
- See also
- References
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Banbridge ( ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the Bann in 1712. It is in the civil parish of Seapatrick and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half. The town began as a coaching stop on the road from Belfast to Dublin and thrived from Irish linen manufacturing. The town was home to the headquarters of the former Banbridge District Council. Following a reform of local government in Northern Ireland in 2015, Banbridge became part of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. It had a population of 17,400 in the 2021 census.
The town's main street is very unusual, rising to a steep hill before levelling out. In 1834 an underpass was built as horses with heavy loads would faint before reaching the top of the hill. It was built by William Dargan and is officially named 'Downshire Bridge', though it is often called "The Cut".