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'''Millisle''' or '''Mill Isle''' is a [[village]] on the [[Ards Peninsula]] in [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is mostly within the [[townland]] of Ballymacruise,<ref>[http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,759569,876108,4 Ordnance Survey Ireland: Online map viewer] (choose "historic" to see townland boundaries)</ref> about {{convert|3|mi|km}} south of [[Donaghadee]]. It had a population of 1,800 in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]]. |
'''Millisle''' or '''Mill Isle''' is a [[village]] on the [[Ards Peninsula]] in [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is mostly within the [[townland]] of Ballymacruise,<ref>[http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,759569,876108,4 Ordnance Survey Ireland: Online map viewer] (choose "historic" to see townland boundaries)</ref> about {{convert|3|mi|km}} south of [[Donaghadee]]. It had a population of 1,800 in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]]. It has been described as an "unpretentious bucket-and-spade resort of fish-and-chip shops and acres of caravan sites" |
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Millisle
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 Millisle Main Street, August 2006 | |
| Population | 1,800 (2001 Census) |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWTOWNARDS |
| Postcode district | BT22 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.millisle.org/ |
Millisle or Mill Isle is a village on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Ballymacruise,[1] about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Donaghadee. It had a population of 1,800 in the 2001 Census. It has been described as an "unpretentious bucket-and-spade resort of fish-and-chip shops and acres of caravan sites" [2].
History
As Nazi abuse of the Jews increased, the British Jewish Refugee Committee organised Kindertransport with the help of the British government[3]. About ten thousand unaccompanied children aged between three and seventeen from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia, were permitted entry into Britain without visas. Some of these children were sent to Northern Ireland. Many of them were looked after by foster parents but others went to a farm on the Woburn Road owned by the Magill family, which took refugees from May 1938 until its closure in 1948[4][5].
Places of interest
Ballycopeland Windmill, a late 18th-century tower mill in use until 1915 and still in working order. The visitor centre at the miller’s house includes an electrically operated model of the mill and a restored corn-drying kiln[6]
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Millisle Lagoon and Beach Park has 165 yd (150 m) of golden sand and a seawater lagoon providing a safe bathing area. A jetty, slipways and paddling pool complement the lagoon area situated at the shorefront of Millisle village. At the moment the land is under redevelopment and undergoing a much needed refit.
The Northern Ireland Prison Service College is situated on a 21-acre (85,000 m2) site on the outskirts of Millisle.
The First and Last Pub which is situated in Millisle was apparently visited in 1690 by William III of England on his way south to the Battle of the Boyne, despite actually being founded in 1790 a full hundred years after the battle.
The Borstal a former family summer home turned young offender's home and is now a prison officer training centre. It is 'apparently' haunted by ghosts which still walk the halls. The story is that a butler threw the maid off the rock just off shore of the Borstal after killing her and dragging her through an underground tunnel which has since been blocked.
People
- Millisle was the birthplace of Christian missionary to India Amy Carmichael in 1867. The Carmichael's large townhouse, which was sited on the junction of Main Street and Abbey Road, was demolished in 2002. A commemorative plaque was erected by the town to mark the site.
- William Kelly (1821–1906), prominent member of the Plymouth Brethren, writer and scholar, was born in Millisle.
2001 Census
Millisle is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250. On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,800 people living in Millisle. Of these:
- 19.0% were aged under 16 years and 25.5% were aged 60 and over
- 47.7% of the population were male and 52.3% were female
- 0.1% were from a Catholic background and 99.9% were from a Protestant background
- 6.1% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey Ireland: Online map viewer (choose "historic" to see townland boundaries)
- ^ "County Down Towns". [[1]]. Retrieved December 6 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); External link in|publisher= - ^ "KINDERTRANSPORT AND KTA HISTORY - Rising to the Moment". The Kindertransport Association. Retrieved December 06 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Lynagh, Catherine (July 14 2008). "Kindertransport to Millisle". Retrieved December 6 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Your Place and Mine". BBC NI. May 2008. Retrieved December 6 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Ballycopeland Windmill". Northern Ireland Environment Agency. July 21 2009. Retrieved Dec 6 2010.
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