Castlereagh Upper (named after the former barony of Castlereagh) is a historic barony in County Down, Northern Ireland.[2] It was created by 1841 with the division of Castlereagh into two.[3] It is bordered by eight other baronies: Castlereagh Lower and Dufferin to the east; Lecale Lower and Kinelarty to the south; Iveagh Lower, Lower Half, Iveagh Lower, Upper Half, and Massereene Upper to the west; and Belfast Upper to the north.[2]
Castlereagh Upper
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 Location of Castlereagh Upper, County Down, Northern Ireland. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Down |
List of settlements
editBelow is a list of settlements in Castlereagh Upper:[4]
Cities
editTowns
editVillages
editPopulation centres
editList of civil parishes
editBelow is a list of civil parishes in Castlereagh Upper:[4][5][6]
- Blaris (also partly in baronies of Iveagh Lower, Upper Half and Massereene Upper)
- Comber (also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)
- Drumbeg (also partly in barony of Belfast Upper)
- Drumbo
- Killaney
- Killinchy (also partly in baronies of Castlereagh Lower and Dufferin)
- Killyleagh (one townland, rest in barony of Dufferin)
- Kilmore (also partly in barony of Kinelarty)
- Knockbreda (also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)
- Lambeg (also partly in barony of Belfast Upper)
- Saintfield
References
edit- ^ "Cary". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ^ "Database of Irish Historical Statistics - Literacy Notes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Castlereagh Upper". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Baronies and parishes of County Down". Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Down". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
