Killen
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Main Street in Killen. | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 231 (2001 Census) |
Irish grid reference | H240806 |
• Belfast | 87 miles |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CASTLEDERG |
Postcode district | BT81 |
Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Killen (from Irish Cillín, meaning 'little church')[1] is a small village and townland (of 356 acres) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is several miles southwest of Castlederg, on the road leading south over Scraghy Mountain. A short distance to the west lies County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Longfield West and the historic barony of Omagh West.[2] In the 2001 Census it had a population of 231 people.[3]
In recent years, Killen Creamery has been turned into a community centre and business centre.