Killen, County Tyrone
Killen
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 Main Street in Killen. | |
  Killen Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 231 (2001 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | H240806 |
| • Belfast | 87 miles |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CASTLEDERG |
| Postcode district | BT81 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
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| NI Assembly | |
Killen (from Irish Cillín, meaning 'little church')[1] is a small village and townland (of 356 acres) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is several miles southwest of Castlederg, on the road leading south over Scraghy Mountain. A short distance to the west lies County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Longfield West and the historic barony of Omagh West.[2] In the 2001 Census it had a population of 231 people.[3]
In recent years, Killen Creamery has been turned into a community centre and business centre. Killen also has an Orange Lodge, which was founded in 1829.
References
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- ^ "Placenames NI". Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Killen". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Killen". NI Neighbourhood Information System, Gazeteer of Settlements. Retrieved 16 January 2011.