Killen, County Tyrone

Killen
Irish: Cillín
Main Street in Killen.
Killen Killen shown within Northern Ireland
Population	231 (2001 Census)
Irish grid reference	H240806
– Belfast	87 miles
District	Strabane
County	County Tyrone
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CASTLEDERG
Postcode district	BT81
Dialling code	028, +44 28
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	West Tyrone
NI Assembly	West Tyrone
List of places UK Northern Ireland Tyrone

Coordinates: 54°40′32″N 7°37′30″W / 54.6756°N 7.6249°W / 54.6756; -7.6249

Killen (from Irish: Cillín, meaning "little church")^[1] is a small village and townland (of 356 acres) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is several miles southwest of Castlederg, on the road leading south over Scraghy Mountain. A short distance to the west lies County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Longfield West and the historic barony of Omagh West.^[2] In the 2001 Census it had a population of 231 people.^[3]

In recent years, Killen Creamery has been turned into a community centre and business centre. Killen also has an Orange Lodge, which was founded in 1829.

References

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↑ Placenames NI
↑ "Killen". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
↑ "Killen". NI Neighbourhood Information System, Gazeteer of Settlements. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

Places in County Tyrone

List of places in County Tyrone

Towns	Coalisland Cookstown Dungannon Omagh Strabane

Villages and townlands	Altamuskin Altishane Altmore Ardboe Ardstraw Artigarvan Augher Aughnacloy Ballygawley Ballymagorry Ballymully Glebe Benburb Beragh Blackwatertown Brackaville Bready Brockagh Caledon Cappagh Carnteel Carrickmore Castlecaulfield Castlederg Clady Clanabogan Clogher Coagh Cranagh Creggan Derrycrin Derrylaughan Derrytresk Donaghmore Dooish Douglas Bridge Dromore Drumkee Drumnakilly Drumquin Dunnamanagh Dunnamore Edenderry Eglish Erganagh Eskra Evish Fintona Fivemiletown Galbally Garvaghey Garvetagh Gillygooly Glebe Glenmornan Gortaclare Gortin Granville Greencastle Kildress Killay Killen Killeter Killyclogher Killyman Kilskeery Knockmoyle Landahaussy Liscloon Loughmacrory Magheramason Moortown Mountfield Moy Moygashel Moylagh Mullaghmore Newmills Newtownstewart Plumbridge Pomeroy Rock Rousky Sandholes Seskinore Shanmaghery Sion Mills Sixmilecross Spamount Stewartstown Tamnamore Tattyreagh Trillick Tullyhogue Tullywiggan Victoria Bridge Washing Bay

Landforms	Ballysaggart Lough Beaghmore Black Bog Drum Manor Forest Park Glenelly Mountains of Pomeroy Sperrins Tullyhogue Fort

Baronies	Clogher Dungannon Lower Dungannon Middle Dungannon Upper Omagh East Omagh West Strabane Lower Strabane Upper

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