Caledon, County Tyrone

Caledon
Mill Street, Caledon
Caledon is located in Northern Ireland
Caledon
Caledon
Location within Northern Ireland
Population387 (2001 Census)
Irish grid referenceH755453
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCALEDON
Postcode districtBT68
Dialling code028
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NI Assembly
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54°21′00″N 6°49′59″W / 54.35°N 6.833°W / 54.35; -6.833

Caledon (/ˈkælɪdɪn/) is a small village and townland (of 232 acres) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is in the Clogher Valley on the banks of the River Blackwater, 10 km from Armagh. It lies in the southeast of Tyrone and near the borders of County Armagh and County Monaghan. It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Lower and the civil parish of Aghaloo.[1] In the 2001 Census it had a population of 387 people. It is a designated conservation area. It was historically known as Kinnaird. (Irish: Cionn Aird, meaning "head/top of the height or hill".[2])

  1. ^ "Caledon". IreAtlas Townland Database. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Caledon". Place Names NI. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2013.