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Caledon, Tyrone

Caledon is a small village, lying on the River Blackwater in County Tyrone. It is within the townland of Caledon, in the civil parish of Aghaloo. It is believed that Captain Hamilton, the late 17th-century landowner, renamed Kinnaird to Caledon as a tribute to his home land – Caledonia. The village is within the council area of Mid Ulster.

Place Type: Village
Historic County: Tyrone
Lat, Long: 54.351909,-6.837922
Grid Reference: H 7560 4542
Townland: Caledon TD
Civil Parish: Aghaloo CP
Council Area: Mid Ulster CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 322114
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Caledon,_Tyrone_322114

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