Tullynacross
Appearance
Tullynacross
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Lambeg Bridge connects Tullynacross to Lambeg across the River Lagan. | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 159 (2001 Census) |
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County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LISBURN |
Postcode district | BT27 |
Dialling code | 028 |
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NI Assembly | |
Tullynacross (from Irish Tulaigh na Croise, meaning 'hillock of the cross')[1] is a small village in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Lambeg. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 159 people.
It lies within the civil parish of Lambeg, the barony of Castlereagh Upper, and is situated within the Lagan Valley Regional Park. The local authority is Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.
Economy
[edit]A major Coca-Cola owned bottling plant is sited in Tullynacross. The Deep RiverRock brand of water is bottled there.[2] The plant is adjacent to a lock on the Lagan Canal (also known as the Lagan Navigation).[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ PlaceNamesNI - Tullynacross Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Coca-Cola Products and Marketing". Coca-Cola HBC. Retrieved 13 December 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Lagan Canal". Lagan Valley Regional Park. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.