Towns & cities · Northern Ireland
Millisle
Millisle — village in County Down, Northern Ireland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Drumawhey Junction · 5.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Millisle is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 2,318 people. Address: BT22. Wikidata describes it as: "village in County Down, Northern Ireland, UK". Coordinates: 54.6080°, -5.5290°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Millisle or Mill Isle (from Scots mill + isle, meaning "the meadow of the mill") is a village on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Donaghadee. It is situated in the townlands of Ballymacruise (from Irish Baile Mhic Naosa 'MacNeice’s townland') and Ballycopeland (from Irish Baile Chóplainn 'Copeland's townland'), the civil parish of Donaghadee and the historic barony of Ards Lower. It had a population of 2,318 people in the 2011 Census.
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Background
History
Some of the Jewish children who arrived in the UK in 1939 under the Kindertransport program were sent to Northern Ireland. Many of them were looked after by foster parents but others went to the Millisle Refugee Farm ("Magill's Farm", on the Woburn Road) which took refugees from May 1938 until its closure in 1948. In 1944, Millisle Airfield begun constructed but was halted after the ground being found unstable. The airfield was intended for the USAAF. Only 2 concrete runways remain today.
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- Coordinates
- 54.6080, -5.5290
- District
- Ards and North Down
- Postcode
- BT22
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Down
- Population
- 2,318
- Nearest railway station
- Drumawhey Junction — 5 km
- Official site
- www.millisle.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q135444 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Millisle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Millisle - the main street - geograph.org.uk - 223032.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Millisle?
- Millisle is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT22).
- Is Millisle free to visit?
- Yes, Millisle is free to enter.
- How do I get to Millisle?
- The nearest railway station is Drumawhey Junction, about 5.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT22.