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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Forkill like this:
Forkill, par. and vil., S. co. Armagh, 6 miles SW. of Newry -- par., 12,578 ac., pop. 4797; vil., pop. 177; P.O., T.O., called Forkhill; 1 mile SE. of vil. is Forkill or Forkhill House.
Forkill 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 Forkill itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Forkill, in Newry Mourne and Down and County Armagh | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/30008
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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