Lawrencetown, County Down
Laurencetown or Lawrencetown is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits on the River Bann, along the main road between the towns of Banbridge and Portadown. It is within the parish of Tullylish and covers the townlands of Knocknagore and Drumnascamph. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 629 people. In Irish, it is known as Baile Labhráis.Places of interest
Lawrencetown House, close to the village, was built before 1834 and features a walled garden and extensive lawns stretching to the River Bann.2001 Census
Lawrencetown is classified as a small village or hamlet by the . On Census day there were 629 people living in Lawrencetown. Of these:
- 24.6% were aged under 16 years and 16.7% were aged 60 and over
- 50.4% of the population were male and 49.6% were female
- 87.4% were from a Catholic background and 12.1% were from a Protestant background
- 3.1% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed
For more details see: People
