Killen, County Tyrone
Killen | |
Irish: Cillín | |
Main Street in Killen. |
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Killen |
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Population | 231 (2001 Census) |
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Irish grid reference | H240806 |
– Belfast | 87 miles |
District | Strabane |
County | County Tyrone |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CASTLEDERG |
Postcode district | BT81 |
Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | West Tyrone |
NI Assembly | West Tyrone |
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Coordinates: 54°40′32″N 7°37′30″W / 54.6756°N 7.6249°W
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.
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