Bessbrook
Sign in to saveBessbrook is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about three miles (5 km) northwest of Newry and near the Newry bypass on the main A1 Belfast-Dublin road and Belfast-Dublin railway line. Today the village of Bessbrook straddles the three townlands of Maghernahely, Clogharevan and Maytown. Bessbrook is near Newry railway station. It had a population of 2,892 at the 2021 census. The model village of Bessbrook, County Armagh is a visible memorial to the commercial endeavours of the Richardson family over a number of generations.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bessbrook
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Bessbrook
- UK place.irish_name
- An Sruthán
- UK place.static_image_name
- View over Bessbrook - geograph.org.uk - 1362937.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Bessbrook from the east, with the Craigmore Viaduct in the foreground
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- none
- UK place.population
- 2,892
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- J048287
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- NEWRY
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Newry
- Population
- +2892
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- View over Bessbrook - geograph.org.uk - 1362937.jpg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Infrastructure in the model village
- The Troubles
- Places of interest
- Sport
- Demography
- 2011 census
- 2021 census
- Education
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Bessbrook is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about three miles (5 km) northwest of Newry and near the Newry bypass on the main A1 Belfast-Dublin road and Belfast-Dublin railway line. Today the village of Bessbrook straddles the three townlands of Maghernahely, Clogharevan and Maytown. Bessbrook is near Newry railway station. It had a population of 2,892 at the 2021 census. The model village of Bessbrook, County Armagh is a visible memorial to the commercial endeavours of the Richardson family over a number of generations.
During the late 20th century some of the worst violence of "the Troubles" took place near the village and it became a military zone with a large garrison. The small village became the busiest (military) heliport in Europe.