Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland

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Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, known historically as an industrial and railway hub and for its significant role in the region’s political and social history.

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Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
country United Kingdom
dialCode 028
distanceFromBelfast about 24 miles
footballStadium Shamrock Park
hasIndustrialHistoryIn manufacturing
textiles
hasRailwayStation Portadown railway station
hasReligiousCommunity Catholic community
Protestant community
hasRiverCrossing Portadown bridges over River Bann
hasSecondarySchool Clounagh Junior High School
Lismore Comprehensive School
Portadown College
hasShoppingCentre High Street Mall
hasSportsClub Portadown F.C.
historicalCounty County Armagh
historicalEvent Portadown massacre (1641) vicinity
The Troubles-related violence
knownFor industrial history
political history in Northern Ireland
railway hub
social history in Northern Ireland
localGovernmentDistrict Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon district
surface form: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
locatedIn Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
County Armagh
Northern Ireland
locatedNortheastOf Armagh
surface form: Armagh city
locatedOn River Bann
locatedOnRiver River Bann
locatedWestOf Belfast
northernIrelandAssemblyConstituency Upper Bann
notableIssue Drumcree conflict
paradeRouteControversy Drumcree Orange Order parade
parliamentaryConstituency Upper Bann
partOf Craigavon
surface form: Craigavon urban area
population approximately 22000
postTown Portadown
surface form: PORTADOWN
railwayJunctionFor Belfast–Dublin railway line
lines to Armagh
lines to Dungannon
region Province of Ulster
roadConnection A3 road NERFINISHED
M1 motorway (via M12)
M12 motorway
timezone GMT
timezoneDST BST

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Sir John Parker placeOfBirth Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Portadown F.C. basedIn Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland