Richhill, County Armagh Explained

Official Name:Richhill
Irish Name:Log a' Choire[1]
Static Image Name:Richhill - geograph - 1296197.jpg
Map Type:Northern Ireland
Coordinates:54.372°N -6.551°W
Label Position:none
Belfast Distance Mi:29
Population:2,738
Population Ref:(2021 Census)
Unitary Northern Ireland:Armagh
Country:Northern Ireland
Post Town:Armagh
Postcode Area:BT
Postcode District:BT61
Dial Code:028, +44 28
Constituency Westminster:Newry & Armagh
Constituency Ni Assembly:Newry & Armagh
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland:County Armagh
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Richhill is a large village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies between Armagh and Portadown. It had a population of 2,738 people in the 2021 Census.

Originally named Legacorry, it takes its name from Edward Richardson, who built the manor house around which the village grew.

Origins

At the beginning of the 1600s, the area of Richhill had long been part of the Irish Gaelic territory of Oneilland. In 1610, as part of the Plantation of Ulster, the land was granted to Englishman Francis Sacherevall. His granddaughter Ann married Edward Richardson, who was an English officer, Member of Parliament for County Armagh from 1655 to 1696,[2] and High Sheriff of Armagh in 1665.

Around 1660, Richardson built a manor house on the site that would become Richhill, and in 1664 it was reported that there were twenty houses there.[3] At this time, the village was named Legacorry,[3] [4] after the townland in which it sprang up. Legacorry comes .[2] [4] [5]

In Thomas Molyneux's Journey to the North (1708), the townland appears as "Legacorry, a pretty village belonging to Mr Richardson".[3] It gradually became known as Richardson's Hill and this was shortened to Rich Hill. The original gates to the manor house were wrought by two brothers named Thornberry from Falmouth, Cornwall and were erected in 1745. In 1936 they were moved to the entrance of Hillsborough Castle.[6] [7]

Village regeneration

In 2012, it was announced that work would begin on a £1.5 million regeneration scheme, which will transform the village and involve the restoration of about 20 buildings. The Richhill Partnership began work in 2013 with the concealing of overhead wires and cables on streets within the conservation area, and building restoration work began in early March.[8]

Transport

The Ulster Railway opened Richhill railway station on the line between Belfast and Armagh on 1 March 1848.[9] It was part of the Great Northern Railway from 1876.[10] The Government of Northern Ireland forced the GNR Board to close the line on 1 October 1957.[11]

Portadown is the nearest station run by Northern Ireland Railways with trains to, and the Enterprise direct to Belfast Grand Central in the east and south to, Dundalk Clarke and Dublin Connolly. There are proposals to reopen railway lines in Northern Ireland, including a single tracked line Mullingar-Portadown Line via Armagh, Monaghan, Clones, and Cavan and the dual tracked Derry~Londonderry-Portadown Line via Dungannon, Omagh and Strabane. [12] [13]

Sport

Churches

Education

Districts[21]

Notable people

Demographics

2021 Census

It had a population of 2,738 people in the 2021 Census.[22] Of these:

2011 Census

It had a population of 2,821 people (1,076 households) in the 2011 Census. Of these: [23]

2001 census

The NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) classifies Richhill as an intermediate settlement (i.e. with population between 2,250 and 4,500 people).On Census day (29 April 2011) there were 2,818 people living in Richhill. Of these:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.logainm.ie/ga/1393737 Rich Hill/Log a' Choire
  2. http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=10309 Place Names NI
  3. T.G.F. Paterson & Emyr Estyn Evans. Harvest Home: A selection from the writings of T. G. F. Paterson relating to County Armagh. Armagh County Museum, 1975. pp. 155-156
  4. Art J. Hughes & William Nolan. Armagh: History & Society. Geography Publications, 2001. p. 317
  5. Web site: Log an Choire/Rich Hill or Legacorry . Logainm.ie . 10 September 2020 . en.
  6. Web site: Give Richhill back its gates says UTV man. Portadown Times. 18 July 2015.
  7. News: Dying man wants castle gates back. 18 July 2015. BBC.
  8. Web site: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council – Regeneration Projects. Armagh.gov.uk. 22 July 2015.
  9. Book: Hajducki, S. Maxwell. 1974. A Railway Atlas of Ireland. Newton Abbott. David & Charles. 0-7153-5167-2. map 8.
  10. Hajducki, op. cit., page xiii
  11. Book: Baker, Michael H.C.. 1972. Irish Railways since 1916. London, UK. Ian Allan. 0-7110-0282-7. 153, 207.
  12. Web site: PDF.js viewer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602215815/https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/265178/a839ee26-16c4-407d-bd5b-327ce0e067f5.pdf#page=null . 2 June 2024 . PDF . 5 February 2024 . www.gov.ie.
  13. Web site: 25 July 2023 . Rail review recommends reviving old tracks and raising top train speeds . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602220305/https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/rail-review-recommends-reviving-old-tracks-and-raising-top-train-speeds-1507061.html . 2 June 2024 . 5 February 2024 . BreakingNews.ie . en.
  14. Web site: Karen McCaffrey. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council – Richhill Recreation Centre to host National Indoor Bowls Championship finals. Armagh.gov.uk. 6 March 2014. 22 July 2015.
  15. Web site: Armagh and Richhill Beagles. Bailyshuntingdirectory.com. 22 July 2015.
  16. Web site: Pony Club. Lodge Equine Stables. 22 July 2015.
  17. Web site: Centres of The Pony Club. Pcuk.org. 22 July 2015.
  18. Web site: Richhill Presbyterian . Richhillpc.org.uk. 22 July 2015.
  19. Web site: Richhill | Quakers in Ireland. 13 April 2009 . Quakers-in-ireland.ie. 22 July 2015.
  20. Web site: Rise 2015. Grace-community.church. 22 July 2015.
  21. Web site: Townlands/Streets in Rich Hill (Armagh). The National Archives of Ireland. 28 June 2021.
  22. Web site: Settlement 2015 . NISRA . 18 August 2023.
  23. Web site: Richhill. Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. 30 April 2015.
  24. Web site: 2005. Key Statistics for Settlements Tables. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724081430/https://www.nisra.gov.uk/sites/nisra.gov.uk/files/publications/2001-census-results-key-statistics-for-settlements-report-tables.pdf. 24 July 2019. 15 February 2021. NISRA. nisra.gov.uk.

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