Sixmilecross

Infobox UK place
official_name = Sixmilecross
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population = 282 (UK 2001 Census)
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unitary_northern_ireland = Omagh District
country = Northern Ireland
post_town = OMAGH
postcode_area = BT
postcode_district = BT79
dial_code = 028
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lieutenancy_northern_ireland = County Tyrone
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Sixmilecross is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is said to have got its name from a Celtic cross that stood in a field at the top of the village and also from its distance of six Irish miles from Omagh. The village has a wide, tree lined main street and a population of 282 in the 2001 Census. Sixmilecross is approximately nine miles south-east of Omagh. It is situated in the Omagh District Council area.

People

*Sixmilecross was the home of the poet W.F. Marshall, whose contribution to the cultural heritage of mid and west Tyrone has been commemorated by the Marshall Trail, a tourist trail featuring many of the places mentioned in his works.
*Willie Anderson (rugby coach) was born here.

Transport

*Sixmilecross railway station opened on 1 January 1863 and finally closed on 15 February 1965. [cite web | title=Sixmilecross station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-11-24]
*Translink Ulsterbus service 93: Sixmilecross - Omagh (Sixmilecross, Beragh, Omagh).
*Translink Ulsterbus service 93A: Beragh - Omagh (Beragh, Sixmilecross, Bush Crossroads, Carrickmore, Loughmacrory, Mountfield, Killyclogher, Omagh).

References

* [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information Service]
* [http://www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/about_omagh_district/towns_and_villages/sixmilecross/ Omagh District Council]

See also

*List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland