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[[File:Corcreeny Orange Hall and Gibson's Hill Gospel Hall. - geograph.org.uk - 530557.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Corcreeny Orange Hall and Gibson's Hill Gospel Hall]]
[[File:Corcreeny Orange Hall and Gibson's Hill Gospel Hall. - geograph.org.uk - 530557.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Corcreeny Orange Hall and Gibson's Hill Gospel Hall]]
'''Gibson's Hill''' or '''Corcreeny''' ({{Irish derived place name|Corr Chríonaigh|round hill of dry branches}})<ref>{{cite web|title=Corcreeny |work=NI Placenames |url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=11254 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804192310/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=11254 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 August 2012 |accessdate=13 June 2011 }}</ref> is a small [[village]] in the [[townland]] of Corcreeny in [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]], about 1.5&nbsp;km from [[Lurgan]]. It lies on the main [[Lurgan]] to [[Gilford, County Down|Gilford]] road.<ref name="AP">{{cite web | title=Gibson's Hill | work=Craigavon Area Plan 2010 (Adopted) | url=http://www.planningni.gov.uk/index/policy/dev_plans/devplans_az/craigavon2010-adopted-plan.pdf | accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref> In the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]] it had a population of 186 people.<ref>{{cite web | title=Gibson's Hill | work=NINIS - List of settlements with population over 50 people | url=http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme_towns/datacatalogue.asp | accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref> It is within the [[Craigavon Borough Council]] area.
'''Gibson's Hill''' or '''Corcreeny''' ({{Irish derived place name|Corr Chríonaigh|round hill of dry branches}})<ref>{{cite web|title=Corcreeny |work=NI Placenames |url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=11254 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804192310/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=11254 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 August 2012 |access-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref> is a small [[village]] in the [[townland]] of Corcreeny in [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]], about 1.5&nbsp;km from [[Lurgan]]. It lies on the main [[Lurgan]] to [[Gilford, County Down|Gilford]] road.<ref name="AP">{{cite web | title=Gibson's Hill | work=Craigavon Area Plan 2010 (Adopted) | url=http://www.planningni.gov.uk/index/policy/dev_plans/devplans_az/craigavon2010-adopted-plan.pdf | access-date=13 June 2011}}</ref> In the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]] it had a population of 186 people.<ref>{{cite web | title=Gibson's Hill | work=NINIS - List of settlements with population over 50 people | url=http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme_towns/datacatalogue.asp | access-date=13 June 2011}}</ref> It is within the [[Craigavon Borough Council]] area.


The village has limited community facilities. Lakeview House, to the east, and the area around it, are an attractive landscape and historic feature. It is a two-storey, late-19th-century house, approached through a beech tree avenue.<ref name="AP"/>
The village has limited community facilities. Lakeview House, to the east, and the area around it, are an attractive landscape and historic feature. It is a two-storey, late-19th-century house, approached through a beech tree avenue.<ref name="AP"/>

Revision as of 14:12, 17 January 2021

54°25′48″N 6°20′13″W / 54.430°N 6.337°W / 54.430; -6.337

Corcreeny Orange Hall and Gibson's Hill Gospel Hall

Gibson's Hill or Corcreeny (from Irish Corr Chríonaigh, meaning 'round hill of dry branches')[1] is a small village in the townland of Corcreeny in County Down, Northern Ireland, about 1.5 km from Lurgan. It lies on the main Lurgan to Gilford road.[2] In the 2001 Census it had a population of 186 people.[3] It is within the Craigavon Borough Council area.

The village has limited community facilities. Lakeview House, to the east, and the area around it, are an attractive landscape and historic feature. It is a two-storey, late-19th-century house, approached through a beech tree avenue.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Corcreeny". NI Placenames. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Gibson's Hill" (PDF). Craigavon Area Plan 2010 (Adopted). Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Gibson's Hill". NINIS - List of settlements with population over 50 people. Retrieved 13 June 2011.

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