Belleeks

Belleeks
Belleeks Post Office
Belleeks is located in Northern Ireland
Belleeks
Belleeks
Location within Northern Ireland
Population375 (2011)
Irish grid referenceH987272
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWRY
Postcode districtBT35
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Armagh
54°10′00″N 6°29′00″W / 54.1667°N 6.483333°W / 54.1667; -6.483333

Belleeks (from Irish Béal Leice, meaning 'ford-mouth of the flagstone')[1] is a small village and townland in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2011 Census it had a reported population of 375.[2] It lies within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area and the historic barony of Upper Fews.

  1. ^ Placenames NI Archived May 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ See Census 2011 - Headcount and Household Estimates for Settlements published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, available at http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/2011/results/settlements.html