Place:


Hillsborough  County Down

 
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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Hillsborough like this:

Hillsborough, small market town and par. with ry. sta., N. co. Down, on the Lagan Canal--par., 8493 ac., pop. 3397; town, pop. 797; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Marketday, Wednesday. Hillsborough is a neat little town, beautifully situated on the slope of a hill, and has some linen mfrs.; adjacent is Hillsborough Castle, seat of the Marquis of Downshire.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hillsborough, in and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27843

Date accessed: 05th November 2024

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