Whitecross
Whitecross is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies within the civil parish of Ballymyre and the townland of Corlat. In the 2011 Census it had a recorded population of 352.Photo: Dean Molyneaux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 331 residents
- Description: village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK
- Also known as: “Whitecross, County Armagh”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballymoyer and Belleeks.
Ballymoyer
Hamlet
Photo: Dean Molyneaux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballymoyer or Ballymyre is a civil parish in the historic barony of Fews Upper, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 3 miles north-east of Newtownhamilton. Ballymoyer is situated 2 miles west of Whitecross.
Belleeks
Hamlet
Photo: Dean Molyneaux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belleeks is a small village and townland in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The 2011 Census reported a population of 375. It lies within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area and the historic barony of Upper Fews. Belleeks is situated 2½ miles south of Whitecross.
Bessbrook
Village
Photo: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bessbrook is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about three miles northwest of Newry and near the Newry bypass on the main A1 Belfast-Dublin road and Belfast-Dublin railway line. Bessbrook is situated 4 miles southeast of Whitecross.
Whitecross
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.22269° or 54° 13′ 22″ northLongitude
-6.48694° or 6° 29′ 13″ westPopulation
331Open location code
9C6M6GF7+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 663282519OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q1373352
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Whitecross” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Whitecross”
- Catalan: “Whitecross”
- Dutch: “Whitecross, County Armagh”
- French: “Whitecross”
- Irish: “Corr Leacht”
- Malay: “Whitecross, Daerah Armagh”
- Pali: “व्हितेक्रोस, काउन्टी अर्माघ”
- Persian: “وایتکراس، شهرستان آرما”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Corr Leacht”
- Spanish: “Whitecross”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whitecross Play Park and Whitecross Post Office.
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