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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Hillsborough like this:
Hillsborough, small market town and par. with ry. sta., N. co. Down, on the Lagan Canal--par., 8493 ac., pop. 3397; town, pop. 797; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Marketday, Wednesday. Hillsborough is a neat little town, beautifully situated on the slope of a hill, and has some linen mfrs.; adjacent is Hillsborough Castle, seat of the Marquis of Downshire.
Hillsborough is now part of LISBURN AND CASTLEREAGH District. Click here for graphs and data of how LISBURN AND CASTLEREAGH has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hillsborough itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hillsborough, in Lisburn and Castlereagh and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/27843
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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