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Markethill

Markethill
Markethill is located in Northern Ireland
Markethill
Markethill
Location within Northern Ireland
Population1,647 (2011 census)
Irish grid referenceH962398
• Belfast40 miles
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townARMAGH
Postcode districtBT60
Dialling code028, +44 28
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Armagh
54°17′55″N 6°31′17″W / 54.2985°N 6.5214°W / 54.2985; -6.5214

Markethill (Irish: Cnoc an Mhargaidh)[1] is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is beside Gosford Forest Park. It had a population of 1,647 people in the 2011 census.[2]

A livestock market is held here three times a week and each summer the world's largest Lambeg drumming contest takes place in the village.[citation needed] It is home to Kilcluney Volunteers Flute Band, who host the largest band parade in Europe on the first Friday of each June.[citation needed]

It is by the A28 road around 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Armagh city, and 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Newry.

  1. ^ a b "Cnoc an Mhargaidh/Markethill". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Markethill Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 Archived 28 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine. © Crown copyright.

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