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Hillsborough Courthouse, Down

Hillsborough Courthouse is a Georgian market house, and later a courthouse, situated in The Square in Royal Hillsborough, County Down. It is within the townland of Hillsborough, in the civil parish of Hillsborough. Initially solely a market house, the earliest part is thought to have consisted of the two-storey central block surrounded by a single-storey arcade and been built around 1760-1780. It was extended around 1810-20 and its use as a court house dates from this period. It is considered one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in Ireland. It is within the council area of Lisburn and Castlereagh.
Historic Buildings Ref: HB19/05/030

Place Type: Historic Civic Building
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.461091,-6.084734
Grid Reference: J 2424 5864
Townland: Hillsborough TD
Civil Parish: Hillsborough CP
Council Area: Lisburn and Castlereagh CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 332604
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Hillsborough_Courthouse,_Down_332604

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