Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Banbridge

Banbridge, market town, Seapatrick par., W. co. Down, on river Bann, 25 miles SW. of Belfast and 87 miles N. of Dublin by rail -- township, 769 ac., pop. 5609; 3 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Monday. It has numerous linen factories and bleach works, and has a good flax and grain market.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "market town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Down IrlC
Place: Banbridge

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