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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Lurgan like this:
Lurgan.-- town with ry. sta., Shankill par., N. co. Armagh, 20 miles SW. of Belfast and 93 miles N. of Dublin, 851 ac., pop. 10,135; 3 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Thursday and Saturday. It is situated about 3 miles S. of Lough Neagh, and in a populous and fertile district. The linen and muslin mfr., chiefly in cambrics, lawns, diapers, and damasks, is extensively carried on. Lurgan gives the title of baron to the Brownlow family, whose seat of Brownlow House is in the vicinity.
Lurgan 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 Lurgan itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lurgan, 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/29188
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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