Poyntzpass

Poyntzpass
The level-crossing at Poyntzpass
Poyntzpass is located in Northern Ireland
Poyntzpass
Location within Northern Ireland
Population552 (2011 census)
Irish grid referenceJ057394
• Belfast29.02 mi (46.70 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWRY
Postcode districtBT35
Dialling code028
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54°17′13″N 6°22′19″W / 54.287°N 6.372°W / 54.287; -6.372

Poyntzpass (Irish: Pas Phoyntz / Pas an Phointe)[1] is a small village on the border between southern County Armagh and County Down in Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballymore and the historic barony of Orior Lower[2] within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon area. It had a population of 552 people (228 households) in the 2011 census.[3] It was a part of the South Armagh constituency and is now part of the Newry and Armagh constituency.

The village covers the townlands of Tullynacross, Brannock, Federnagh and Loughadian. It includes five places of Christian worship; a Roman Catholic Church, a Church of Ireland Church, a Presbyterian Church,[4] a Baptist Church, and an Independent Church; 3 public houses; and 2 primary schools.

  1. ^ "Pas an Phointe/Poyntzpass". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Poyntzpass". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Poyntzpass Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Retrieved 8 June 2021. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
  4. ^ https://www.facebook.com/CFPPresbyterianChurches [user-generated source]