Crumlin Road

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Crumlin Road is a major thoroughfare in north Belfast, Northern Ireland, known for its historic prison, Crumlin Road Gaol, and its role as a key route into the city.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf road
thoroughfare
adjacentTo Crumlin Road Courthouse
Crumlin Road Gaol
category Roads in County Antrim
Streets in Belfast
connectsTo Belfast city centre NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
governedBy Belfast City Council
hasHistoricalBuilding Crumlin Road Courthouse
Crumlin Road Gaol
hasJunctionWith Ballysillan Road
Carlisle Circus
Ligoneil Road NERFINISHED
hasNotableSite Crumlin Road Courthouse
Crumlin Road Gaol
hasPostalArea BT14
BT15
hasPublicTransport bus routes into Belfast city centre
hasStructureAlong Victorian-era buildings
retail units
terraced housing
historicalSignificance associated with security checkpoints during the Troubles
location of political and sectarian tensions
knownFor historic prison Crumlin Road Gaol
role in the history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland
languageOfName English
locatedIn Belfast
Northern Ireland
north Belfast
namedAfter Crumlin area of County Antrim
near Antrim Road NERFINISHED
Belfast city centre NERFINISHED
Shankill Road
partOf Belfast road network
passesThrough Ardoyne area
Shankill area vicinity
policingHistory heavily policed during the Troubles
region County Antrim NERFINISHED
roadType urban arterial road
securityHistory site of military presence during the Troubles
serves commercial premises in north Belfast
residential districts in north Belfast
tourism visited by tourists for Crumlin Road Gaol tours
transportFunction links northern suburbs with Belfast city centre
urbanContext mixed residential and commercial area
usedAs key route into Belfast city centre

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Crumlin Road Gaol
street
Crumlin Road Gaol
streetAddress

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