Bessbrook

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Bessbrook is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, historically known as a model industrial settlement centered on linen production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
village
administrativeDistrict Newry, Mourne and Down (post-2015 local government) NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
economicHistory decline of linen industry in 20th century
foundedAs model industrial village
governedBy Newry, Mourne and Down District Council NERFINISHED
hasCategory Linen industry in Ireland
Model villages in the United Kingdom
Villages in County Armagh
hasCommunityFacility Bessbrook Community Centre NERFINISHED
hasDialCode +44
028
hasMill Bessbrook Mill NERFINISHED
hasPostcodeArea BT NERFINISHED
hasPrimarySchool Bessbrook Primary School NERFINISHED
St. Joseph’s Primary School NERFINISHED
hasRailwayStation Bessbrook railway station (historical) NERFINISHED
hasReligiousBuilding St. Malachy’s Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
St. Peter’s Church of Ireland NERFINISHED
hasRiver Cam Lough River NERFINISHED
hasSportsClub Camloch GAA (nearby area association) NERFINISHED
historicalCounty County Armagh NERFINISHED
historicalIndustry linen production
textile manufacturing
historicalPeriodOfGrowth 19th century
historicalRegion Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon area NERFINISHED
locatedIn County Armagh NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland
province of Ulster
locatedNear Newry NERFINISHED
nearBodyOfWater Cam Lough NERFINISHED
notableFor Quaker-influenced social planning
model industrial settlement design
partOf Newry urban area
planningFeatures proximity of housing to mill
village square
workers’ housing
religiousHeritage Quaker influence
timezone GMT NERFINISHED
timezoneDST BST
transportHistory served by Bessbrook and Newry Tramway

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