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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Portglenone like this:
Portglenone, par., W. co. Antrim, and small market town, partly also in Tamlaght O'Crilly par., co. Londonderry, on river Bann, 9 miles W. of Ballymena - par., 10,751 ac.,pop.6057; town, pop. 686; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Tuesday. Portglenone has trade by the river in grain, slates, timber, &c. The weaving of linen is carried on.
Portglenone is now part of MID AND EAST ANTRIM District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID AND EAST ANTRIM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Portglenone itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Portglenone, in Mid and East Antrim and County Antrim | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29990
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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