Templepatrick

Places of interest

• One side of the main street in Templepatrick consists of the demesne wall of Castle Upton. A fortified gateway in the wall at the centre of the village leads to the castle itself. The core of the main house is a tower house with walls up to five feet thick, built in 1611 by Sir Robert Norton and bought in 1625 by Captain Henry Upton. The family mausoleum is in the care of the National Trust and is open to visitors. The Templeton Hotel in the village was named after Lady Elizabeth Templetown, an aristocrat and writer who lived in Castle Upton in the 18th century.
• Patterson's Spade Mill, now a small industrial museum, is nearby. It is a National Trust property.

  History

The Troubles

People

• Sir Robin Kinahan and his son Danny Kinahan both politicians, of Castle Upton. Danny Kinahan is a cousin of Irish pop/rock star Chris De Burgh.
• Lavinia Loughridge, physician, was born in Templepatrick.

  Transport

• Templepatrick railway station opened on 11 April 1848 and shut for passenger traffic on 21 February 1981.

  Population

2011 Census

2001 Census

• 19.4% were aged under 16 years and 20.6% were aged 60 and over
• 50.1% of the population were male and 49.9% were female
• 12.3% were from a Catholic background and 82.7% were from a Protestant background
• 1.2% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.