Seahill

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Seahill
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Seahill
Location within County Down
Population1,018 (2011 Census)
District
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HOLYWOOD
Postcode district BT18
Dialling code 028
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down
54°39′51″N5°45′54″W / 54.664037°N 5.764948°W / 54.664037; -5.764948

Seahill is a village on the northern coast of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Ballyrobert, [1] with Holywood to the west and Helen's Bay and Crawfordsburn to the east. Seahill was once a stand-alone settlement but it is now joined to Holywood and the Greater Belfast conurbation. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,018 people.

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2011 Census

Seahill is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 1,018 people living in Seahill. Of these:

Transport

Seahill railway station was opened on 4 April 1966.

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey Ireland: Online map viewer (choose "historic" to see townland boundaries)

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