In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Orior like this:

Orier, Lower, bar., E. co. Armagh, 32,151 ac., pop. 12,368.

Orior through time

Orior is now part of NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN District. Click here for graphs and data of how NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Orior itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Orior, in Newry Mourne and Down and County Armagh | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28345

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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