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Portadown
Sign in to savePortadown ( ) is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town is based on the River Bann in the north of the county, about southwest of Belfast. It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area and had a population of about 32,000 at the 2021 Census. For some purposes, Portadown is treated as part of the "Craigavon Urban Area", alongside Craigavon and Lurgan.
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Place details
- Locality
- Portadown
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Portadown
- UK place.irish_name
- Port an Dúnáin
- UK place.scots_name
- Portadoun or Portadoon
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Mark's Church of Ireland, Portadown - geograph - 494290.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Mark's Church of Ireland in the centre of Portadown
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- none
- UK place.belfast_distance_mi
- 24
- UK place.dublin_distance_mi
- 74
- UK place.population
- 32,926
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 estimate)
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- J008537
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- County Armagh
- Population
- +32926
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.portadowntown.com
- Image
- St Mark's Church of Ireland, Portadown - geograph - 494290.jpg
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- P1464
- Q8068833
Article
32 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history and Plantation of Ulster
- Irish rebellion of 1641
- Industrialisation
- World War II
- The Troubles
- Geography
- River Bann
- Townlands
- Climate
- Demography
- Governance
- Religious sites
- Protestant churches
- Catholic churches
- Other churches
- Transport
- Economy
- Linen manufacturing
- Landmarks
- Notable people
- Deceased people
- Living people
- Education
- Primary education
- Post-primary education
- Healthcare
- Sport
- Media
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
Portadown ( ) is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town is based on the River Bann in the north of the county, about southwest of Belfast. It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area and had a population of about 32,000 at the 2021 Census. For some purposes, Portadown is treated as part of the "Craigavon Urban Area", alongside Craigavon and Lurgan.
Although Portadown was founded during the early 17th century English Plantation of Ulster, it was not until the Victorian era and the arrival of the railway that it developed as a major town. It earned the nickname "hub of the North" because it was a major railway junction; here the Great Northern Railway's line diverged for Belfast, Dublin, Armagh and Derry. In the 19th and 20th centuries, Portadown was also a major centre for the production of textiles (mainly linen).