Charlestown, Armagh

Charlestown (aka Bannfoot) is a village, situated on the east bank of the Upper Bann as it flows into Lough Neagh, in County Armagh. It is within the townland of Derryinver, in the civil parish of Montiaghs. The village was built by Charles Brownlow from the 1820s, intending to take advantage of the commercial water routes which criss-crossed the southern part of the Lough. The village is within the council area of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon.

Primary Name(s): Charlestown Bannfoot
Place Type: Village
Historic County: Armagh
Lat, Long: 54.506865,-6.508731
Grid Reference: H 9664 6307
Townland: Derryinver TD
Civil Parish: Montiaghs CP
Council Area: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: GBPN321708

GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Charlestown,_Armagh_321708

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