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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Dromore like this:
Dromore.-- market town, par., and township with ry. sta., W. co. Down, on river Lagan, 17 miles SW. of Belfast and 115 miles N. of Dublin -- par., 20,475 ac., pop. 10,799; township, 258 ac., pop. 2491; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday; has linen mfrs. The see of D. was united with Down in 1842. The cathedral contains the tomb of Bishop Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667).
Dromore is now part of ARMAGH CITY BANBRIDGE AND CRAIGAVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how ARMAGH CITY BANBRIDGE AND CRAIGAVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dromore itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dromore, in Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28798
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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