Lawrencetown, County Down

Laurencetown Irish: Baile Labhráis
Laurencetown Location within County Down
Population	956 (2011 Census)
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Craigavon
Postcode district	BT63
Dialling code	+44
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Upper Bann
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°22′46″N6°18′29″W / 54.37944°N 6.30806°W / 54.37944; -6.30806

St Patrick's and St Colman's Church, Laurencetown In 2013

Laurencetown or Lawrencetown is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits on the River Bann, along the main road between the towns of Banbridge and Portadown. It is within the parish of Tullylish and covers the townlands of Knocknagore and Drumnascamph. In the 2011 census it had a population of 956 people. ^[1] In Irish, it is known as Baile Labhráis (Lawrence's Townland).

Places of interest

Lawrencetown House, close to the village, was built before 1834 and features a walled garden and extensive lawns stretching to the River Bann. ^[2]

Lawrenctown park, between the Federal Tyres and Nearby Lawrenctown.

People

• John Butler Yeats (1839-1922), an Irish artist and the father of William Butler Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats, was born here
• Lawrencetown was also the birthplace of William Dawson Lawrence (1817-1886), a successful shipbuilder, businessman and politician in Canada, who is reported^{[ by whom? ]} to have built the largest wooden ship in the world in 1874^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

• 956 Population [2011] – Census
• 0.3717 km² Area
• 2,572/km² Population Density
• 4.3% Annual Population Change [2001 → 2011]

Country of Birth (C 2011)

• Northern Ireland 887
• Great Britain 29
• Republic of Ireland 21
• EU (other) 5
• Other country 9

Ethnic Group (C 2011)

• White 948
• Asian 2
• Mixed/multiple 1

Religion (C 2011)

• Roman Catholic 703
• Christian (other) 141
• Other religion 11
• No religion 34

Main Language (C 2011)

• English 895
• Polish 1
• Other language 4

Transport

Laurencetown had its own railway station from 1859 until 1955. ^[3] The Laurencetown railway station opened on 23 March 1859. ^[3] This Station acted as a stop between Banbridge (BJR) and Scarva until 1863 as Banbridge (BJR) railway station was closed in favour of the new Banbridge (BLBR) railway station. ^[3] The Railway service resumed from Banridge with the opening of the Banbridge (BLBR) on 13 July 1863. ^[3] On 1 January 1904 a new station between Banbridge and Laurencetown opened at Lenaderg. ^[3] Laurencetown Railway Station Closed on 2 May 1955 ^[3] as the Northern Irish Government Forced to Great Northern Railway of Ireland to close many of its stations as the Northern Irish Government wished to move away from Rail to invest more in roads.

Education

• St. Colman's Primary School: Founded in the 20th century

Sport

• Lawrencetown is home to Tullylish GAA club, which was formed in July 1944 and originally called 'St Patrick's GAA club'
• Tullylish Running Club: Formed in 2017 by Shauna Corbett
• Lawrencetown also had a football team called "Lawrencetown Celtic" c.1920

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland

References

1. "Lawrencetown (Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
2. "Lawrencetown House". Parks and Gardens UK. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
3. "Irish Railways" (PDF). railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

External links

• "Blue Plaque Unveiling - John B. Yeats". Ulster History Circle. 4 June 2004. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
• Tullylish GAA Club