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Gibson's Hill

Coordinates: 54°25′48″N 6°20′13″W / 54.430°N 6.337°W / 54.430; -6.337
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54°25′48″N 6°20′13″W / 54.430°N 6.337°W / 54.430; -6.337 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 1.5km 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. 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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