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Craigavon (/ k r eɪ ˈ ɡ æ v ən / kray-GAV-ən) is a town in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was a planned settlement , begun in 1965, and named after the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland : James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon .
The district was created as Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon on 1 April 2015 by merging the City and District of Armagh, Banbridge District and most of the Borough of Craigavon. The word "City" was added to the name on 24 February 2016, [3] to reflect Armagh's city status. The local authority is Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.
Armagh City and District Council was a single district council until 2015 when it merged with Banbridge District Council and Craigavon Borough Council under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, sometimes colloquially referred to as the ABC council.
It is named after its county town, Armagh, which derives from the Irish Ard Mhacha, meaning "Macha's height". Macha was a sovereignty goddess in Irish mythology and is said to have been buried on a wooded hill around which the town of Armagh grew. [5] County Armagh is colloquially known as the "Orchard County" because of its many apple orchards ...
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon County Armagh 273 116 0.08 3,228.76 Small village or hamlet 308 Killylea: Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon County Armagh 272 120 0.14 1,879.01 Small village or hamlet 309 Annaghmore (Moss Road) Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon County Armagh 272 106 0.10 2,708.10 Small village or hamlet 310 Balloo: Ards and North Down
Map of the borough's DEAs from 1993 to 2014. Craigavon Borough Council was a local council in counties Armagh, Down and Antrim, in Northern Ireland.It merged with Armagh City and District Council and Banbridge District Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council.
Portadown (from Irish Port an Dúnáin ' landing place of the little fort ' pronounced [pɔɾˠt̪ˠ ə ˈd̪ˠuːnˠaːnʲ]) [3] [4] is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town is based on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 24 miles (39 km) [5] southwest of Belfast. It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon ...
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council elections (3 P) C. Craigavon Borough Council (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon"