Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
The Birches
The Birches in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
P Flannagan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
The Birches is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Birches (Irish: Coill Bheithe) is a small village in northern County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is 6 miles northwest of Portadown, close to junction 12 on the M1 Motorway and to the southern shore of Lough Neagh. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 150. It is within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon council area. The Birches is part of the civil parish of Tartaraghan, and most of the settlement is within the townlands of Ballynarry and Clonmakate. Two parts to the village can be distinguished, that at Robinstown Road, centred on a public housing estate and a school, and that part adjacent to the M1 junction.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.4833, -6.5500
- Postcode
- BT62 1LS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Upper Bann
Sources
- wikidata: Q7718047 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Birches, County Armagh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Birches?
- The Birches is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT62 1LS).
- Is The Birches free to visit?
- Yes, The Birches is free to enter.
- How do I get to The Birches?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT62 1LS. It sits within the Upper Bann parliamentary constituency.