Lisbellaw Explained

Official Name:Lisbellaw
Local Name:Lios Béal Átha
Static Image Name:Lisbellaw Parish Church - geograph.org.uk - 167631.jpg
Static Image Caption:Lisbellaw Parish Church
Map Type:Northern Ireland
Coordinates:54.317°N -7.537°W
Belfast Distance:78 miles
Population:1,106
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Unitary Northern Ireland:Fermanagh and Omagh
Country:Northern Ireland
Post Town:ENNISKILLEN
Postcode Area:BT
Postcode District:BT94
Dial Code:028, +44 28
Constituency Westminster:Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Constituency Ni Assembly:Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland:County Fermanagh
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Lisbellaw [1] is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, about 5miles east of Enniskillen. In 2008 it had an estimated population of 1,277 people.

The village is built around the Church of Ireland parish church, which was built in the 18th century. The steep main street houses two grocery shop, a hairdressing salon, two pubs, a post office, a dentist's surgery, a beauty salon, a butcher, two mechanics, a pharmacy, a health store distributor, a chip shop, and a hardware store, as well as the Church of Ireland parish centre, the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. The Catholic church and a Plymouth Brethren gospel hall lie just off the main street. Just outside the village is Carrybridge, a marina on Upper Lough Erne.

Lisbellaw railway station opened on 16 August 1858 and shut down on 1 October 1957.[2]

Population

2001 census

Lisbellaw is classified as a village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. A census performed on 29 April 2001 revealed a population of 1,046 people living in Lisbellaw. Of these:

2011 census

On census day (27 March 2011) the usually resident population of Lisbellaw Settlement was 1,106 accounting for 0.06% of the NI total.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.logainm.ie/130646.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. Web site: Lisbellaw station . Railscot – Irish Railways . 2007-10-28.
  3. Web site: NINIS Area Profile of Lisbellaw .
  4. Web site: NINIS Area Profile of Lisbellaw .
  5. Web site: Census 2011 Population Statistics for Lisbellaw Settlement . NINIS . 21 December 2019.