Fintona

For other uses, see Fintona (disambiguation).

Fintona
Village
A road junction at the bottom of a hill, the adjourning road at the bottom to the left and the other road is climbing in the distance, surrounded by residential and commercial buildings.
Main Street, Fintona, looking north.
Fintona is in County Tyrone in the west of Northern Ireland, near the border with County Fermanagh and near the centre of the eastern boundary of the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area.
Fintona is in County Tyrone in the west of Northern Ireland, near the border with County Fermanagh and near the centre of the eastern boundary of the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area.
Fintona
Location within Northern Ireland
Area1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) [1]
Population1,164 
(2011 census)
• Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Irish grid referenceH443612
• Belfast56 mi (90 km) E
• Dublin90 mi (140 km) SSE
Civil parish
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOMAGH
Postcode districtBT78
Dialling code028
ISO 3166 codeGB-FMO
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
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54°29′52″N 7°19′04″W / 54.497867°N 7.31766°W / 54.497867; -7.31766

Fintona (/ˈfɪntənə/;[2] from Irish Fionntamhnach, meaning 'white field'),[3] is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Its population at the 2011 Census was 1,164.[4]

  1. ^ "2001 Census Key Statistics for Settlements Report – Tables – NISRA" (PDF). nisra.gov.uk. 10 February 2005. p. 12. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Fionntamhnach/Fintona – Logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Fintona, County Tyrone – PlaceNamesNI.org". placenamesni.org. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Fintona Settlement – Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency". nisra.gov.uk. March 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2021.