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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Portadown like this:
Portadown, market town and township with ry. sta. (Portadown Junction), Seagoe and Drumcree pars., N. co. Armagh, on river Bann and near Newry Canal, 18 miles N. of Newry, 25½ miles SW. of Belfast, and 88 miles N. of Dublin, 654 ac., pop. 7850; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Wednesday and! Saturday. Portadown has trade in agricultural produce, and carries on the mfr. of linen, cambric, and sheeting.
Portadown 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 Portadown itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Portadown, in Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon and County Armagh | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29123
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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