The Birches
The Birches is a small village in northern County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is 6 miles northwest of Portadown, close to junction 12 on the M1 Motorway and to the southern shore of Lough Neagh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “The Birches, County Armagh”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bannfoot and Maghery.
Bannfoot
Locality
Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bannfoot is a small village in the townland of Derryinver, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It sits where the Upper Bann flows into Lough Neagh. Bannfoot is situated 2 miles northeast of The Birches.
Maghery
Village
Maghery is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies on the southwest shore of Lough Neagh, near Derrywarragh Island, in the northwest corner of the county. Maghery is situated 2 miles northwest of The Birches.
Derrywarragh Island
Locality
Photo: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Derrywarragh Island is a boulder clay island on Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland. It is linked by a bridge to Maghery, County Armagh. The island is approximately 13 kilometres northwest of Portadown. Derrywarragh Island is situated 2½ miles north of The Birches.
The Birches
Latitude
54.48333° or 54° 29′ northLongitude
-6.55° or 6° 33′ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
9C6MFCMX+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 267762659OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“The Birches” goes by many names.
- Basque: “The Birches”
- Dutch: “The Birches”
- French: “The Birches”
- Malay: “The Birches, Daerah Armagh”
- Pali: “थे बिर्चेस, काउन्टी अर्माघ”
- Spanish: “The Birches”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Birches”. Photo: Chmee2, CC BY 3.0.