Sixmilecross

Sixmilecross
Population282 (2001 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOmagh
Postcode districtBT79
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
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Tyrone

Sixmilecross is a townland and small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

The original Irish name for Sixmilecross is Na Corracha Mora, this refers to marshy ground, probably the ground that runs along the Glusha river at the back of the village. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East and the civil parish of Termonmaguirk.[1] The village has a wide, tree lined main street and a population of 282 in the 2001 Census.

Sixmilecross is in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area about 9 miles (14 kilometres) south-east of Omagh.

  1. ^ "Sixmilecross". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.