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Mount Vernon, Antrim

Mount Vernon is a post-war housing estate, usually considered an outer northern suburb of Belfast, County Antrim. It lies within the townland of Low-Wood, in the civil parish of Shankill. The estate was constructed from 1949 around the Victorian Mount Vernon House. The house itself became a school, before being demolished in the 1980s. The Mount Vernon estate is within the council area of Belfast.

Place Type: Urban locality
Historic County: Antrim
Lat, Long: 54.631787,-5.925858
Grid Reference: J 3398 7793
Townland: Low-Wood TD
Civil Parish: Shankill CP
Council Area: Belfast CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 332809
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Mount_Vernon,_Antrim_332809

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