Stewartstown, County Tyrone

Stewartstown
Looking north towards the main street
Stewartstown is located in Northern Ireland
Stewartstown
Stewartstown
Location within Northern Ireland
Population650 (2011 Census)
Irish grid referenceH8570
• Belfast30 mi (48 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDUNGANNON
Postcode districtBT71
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
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Northern Ireland
Tyrone
54°35′N 6°40′W / 54.58°N 6.67°W / 54.58; -6.67

Stewartstown is a village in Northern Ireland, close to the western shore of Lough Neagh, about 5 miles (8 km) from Cookstown, 3 miles (5 km) from Coalisland and 7 miles (11 km) from Dungannon. Established by Scottish Planters early in the 17th century, its population peaked before the Great Famine of the 1840s at over 1000. In the 2011 Census the town had a population of 650 people. Formerly in the historic County Tyrone, today it is in local-government district of Mid Ulster.

  1. ^ Patrick McKay (2007), A Dictionary of Ulster Place Names. Belfast: Cló Ollscoil na Banríona. p. 136