The Birches, County Armagh

The Birches, County Armagh

The Birches is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 6 miles north west of Portadown and close to junction 12 on the M1 Motorway. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 150 people. It is situated in Craigavon Borough Council area.

Two parts to the village can be distinguished, that at Robinstown Road, centred on a public housing estate and a school, and that part adjacent to the M1 junction.

Places of interest

*Stonewall Jackson's ancestral site is at Waugh's Farm, The Birches (Jackson also had roots in Coleraine, County Londonderry).

Education

*Birches Primary School

References

* [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information System]
* [http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Armagh/TheBirchesDirectory.htm The Birches - County Armagh Directory 1888]
* [http://www.geographia.com/northern-ireland/ukiher01.htm Northern Ireland Ancestral Heritage]

See also

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


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