Clogher
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Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 717 (2011 Census) |
Irish grid reference | H538517 |
• Belfast | 59 miles |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CLOGHER |
Postcode district | BT76 |
Dialling code | 028 |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Clogher (from Irish Clochar, meaning 'stony place'[1]) is a village and civil parish in the border area of south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, 5.8 miles from the border crossing to County Monaghan. It stands on the townlands of Clogher Demesne and Clogher Tenements.[2] The 2011 Census recorded a population of 717.[3] The civil parish of Clogher covers areas of County Fermanagh as well as County Tyrone.[4]