Towns & cities · Northern Ireland
Richhill
Richhill — village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Portadown · 9.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Richhill is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 2,738 people. Address: BT61. Wikidata describes it as: "village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.3720°, -6.5510°.
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Richhill is a large village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies between Armagh and Portadown. It had a population of 2,738 people in the 2021 Census. Originally named Legacorry, it takes its name from Edward Richardson, who built the manor house around which the village grew.
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Background
History
At the beginning of the 1600s, the area of Richhill had long been part of the Irish Gaelic territory of Oneilland. In 1610, as part of the Plantation of Ulster, the land was granted to Englishman Francis Sacherevall. His granddaughter Ann married Edward Richardson, who was an English officer, Member of Parliament for County Armagh from 1655 to 1696, and High Sheriff of Armagh in 1665. Around 1660, Richardson built a manor house on the site that would become Richhill, and in 1664 it was reported that there were twenty houses there. At this time, the village was named Legacorry, after the townland in which it sprang up. Legacorry comes . In Thomas Molyneux's Journey to the North (1708), the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.3720, -6.5510
- Postcode
- BT61
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newry and Armagh
- Population
- 2,738
- Nearest railway station
- Portadown — 9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1752104 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Richhill, County Armagh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Richhill - geograph - 1296197.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Richhill?
- Richhill is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT61).
- Is Richhill free to visit?
- Yes, Richhill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Richhill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT61. It sits within the Newry and Armagh parliamentary constituency.