Lisburn
Sign in to saveLisburn ( ; ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with the arrival of French Huguenots in the 18th century, the town developed as a global centre of the linen industry.
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Lisburn is a city in Northern Ireland located southwest of Belfast on the River Lagan, originally established in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers. It became historically significant as a major global center of the linen industry, especially after French Huguenots arrived in the 18th century and contributed to the town's development.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lisburn
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 77,506
Article
42 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Early town
- The Huguenot and the linen trade
- Irish Volunteers, Croppies and Orangemen
- The Victorian Town
- Absentee proprietors
- Ulster Volunteers
- The Burnings and Partition
- From town to city
- Thiepval Barracks
- The Troubles
- Lisburn in the 21st century
- Administration
- Demography
- 2011 Census
- 2021 Census
- Schools and colleges
- List of Lisburn schools
- Churches
- Transport
- Rail
- Bus
- Road
- Inland waterways
- Cycling
- Shopping
- Townlands
- Climate
- Health care
- Sport
- Football
- Other sports
- People
- Academia and science
- Arts and media
- Business
- Government and politics
- Sport
- See also
- References
- External links
Lisburn ( ; ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with the arrival of French Huguenots in the 18th century, the town developed as a global centre of the linen industry.
In 2002, as part of Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee celebrations, the predominantly unionist borough was granted city status alongside the largely nationalist town of Newry. With a population of 45,370 in the 2011 Census, Lisburn was the third-largest city in Northern Ireland. In the 2016 reform of local government in Northern Ireland Lisburn was joined with the greater part of Castlereagh to form the Lisburn City and Castlereagh District.