Seahill

Seahill
Irish: Cnoc Muir
Population 1,186 (2001 Census)
DistrictNorth Down
CountyCounty Down
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HOLYWOOD
Postcode district BT18
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK ParliamentNorth Down
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Seahill is a village on the northern coast of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Ballyrobert,[1] with Holywood to the west and Helen's Bay and Crawfordsburn to the east. Seahill was once a stand-alone settlement but it is now joined to Holywood and the Greater Belfast conurbation. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,186 people.

2001 Census

Seahill is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,186 people living in Seahill. Of these:

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

Transport

Seahill railway station was opened on 4 April 1966.[2]

References

  1. Ordnance Survey Ireland: Online map viewer (choose "historic" to see townland boundaries)
  2. "Seahill station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-28.

See also

Coordinates: 54°38′1″N 5°32′7″W / 54.63361°N 5.53528°W / 54.63361; -5.53528

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