Brookeborough | |
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Lady Brooke Memorial Hall, Brookeborough | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 517 (2001 census) |
Irish grid reference | H380410 |
• Belfast | 69 miles (111 km) |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Enniskillen |
Postcode district | BT94 |
Dialling code | 028 |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Brookeborough (/brʊkˈbʌrə/; Irish: Achadh Lon, meaning 'Field of the Blackbirds'[2]) is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, at the westerly foot of Slieve Beagh. It lies about eleven miles east of Enniskillen, just off the A4 trunk road, and about five miles west of the County Tyrone boundary. It is situated in the civil parish of Aghavea and the historic barony of Magherastephana.[3] It is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district.
According to the 2001 census, Brookeborough had a population of 517. The economy is heavily dependent on cattle and sheep farming. There are five places of Christian worship; a Catholic church, a Methodist church (built in 1839), an Elim Pentecostal church, a Church of Ireland church and a Baptist church; two public houses; and two primary (elementary) schools.