| Lisburn | |
|---|---|
 Irish Linen Museum and Christ Church Cathedral | |
  Lisburn Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | (2021 Census)
|
| • Belfast | 8 miles |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LISBURN |
| Postcode district | BT27, BT28 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Lisburn (/ˈlɪzbɜːrn, ˈlɪsbɜːrn/; from Irish Lios na gCearrbhach[1] [ˌl̠ʲɪsˠ n̪ˠə ˈɟaːɾˠwəx]) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is 8 mi (13 km) southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with the arrival of French Huguenots in the 18th century, the town developed as a global centre of the linen industry.
In 2002, as part of Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee celebrations, the predominantly unionist borough was granted city status alongside the largely nationalist town of Newry. With a population of 45,370 in the 2011 Census.[3] Lisburn was the third-largest city in Northern Ireland. In the 2016 reform of local government in Northern Ireland Lisburn was joined with the greater part of Castlereagh to form the Lisburn City and Castlereagh District.[4]
- ^ a b "Lisburn/Lios na gCearrbhach" Archived 24 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Placenames Database of Ireland.
- ^ "Settlement 2015". NISRA. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Lisburn City Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Provisional Recommendations of the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland". LGBC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2008.