Castlereagh Upper

Castlereagh Upper (named after the former barony of Castlereagh) is a historic barony in County Down, Northern Ireland.[2] It was created by 1841 with the division of Castlereagh into two.[3] It is bordered by eight other baronies: Castlereagh Lower and Dufferin to the east; Lecale Lower and Kinelarty to the south; Iveagh Lower, Lower Half, Iveagh Lower, Upper Half, and Massereene Upper to the west; and Belfast Upper to the north.[2]

Castlereagh Upper

An Caisleán Riabhach Uachtarach[1] (Irish)
Location of Castlereagh Upper, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyDown

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Castlereagh Upper:[4]

Cities
  • Belfast
  • Lisburn

Towns
  • Carryduff

Villages

Population centres

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Castlereagh Upper:[4][5][6]

References
  1. "Cary". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. "Database of Irish Historical Statistics - Literacy Notes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  4. "Castlereagh Upper". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. "Baronies and parishes of County Down". Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  6. "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Down". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
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