Hillsborough, County Down

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Hillsborough, County Down is a historic village in Northern Ireland known for its Georgian architecture, royal connections, and the prominent Hillsborough Castle, the official royal residence in Northern Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
village
administrativeStatus village
belongsTo province of Ulster
category Civil parishes of County Down
Townlands of County Down
Villages in County Down
country United Kingdom
governingBody Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
hasArchitecturalStyle Georgian architecture
hasBuildingType Georgian townhouse
terraced houses
hasDialingCode +44
028
hasFunction administrative centre for local area
residential centre
tourist destination
hasGreenSpace Hillsborough Forest Park
hasHeritageStatus conservation area
hasHistoricFunction estate village for Hillsborough Castle
garrison town
hasHistoricStructure Hillsborough Fort
hasLandmark Hillsborough Castle
Hillsborough Courthouse
Hillsborough Forest Park
Hillsborough Fort
St Malachy’s Parish Church, Hillsborough
hasPostalCode BT26
hasRoadConnection A1 road NERFINISHED
A49 road NERFINISHED
hasRoyalConnection British royal family
hasRoyalResidence Hillsborough Castle
knownFor Hillsborough Castle
historic village character
royal connections
locatedIn County Down NERFINISHED
Lisburn and Castlereagh district
surface form: Lisburn and Castlereagh

Northern Ireland
locatedNear Belfast
Lisburn
locatedOn Ireland
surface form: island of Ireland
nearWaterBody River Lagan
officialLanguage English
partOf historic County Down
religiousSite St Malachy’s Parish Church, Hillsborough
timeZone British Summer Time
Greenwich Mean Time
transport bus services to Belfast
bus services to Lisburn

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Anglo-Irish Agreement locationSigned Hillsborough, County Down
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire namedAfter Hillsborough, County Down