Lisbellaw

Lisbellaw
Irish: Lios Béal Átha
Lisbellaw Parish Church
Lisbellaw Lisbellaw shown within Northern Ireland
Population	1,277 (2008 estimate)
Irish grid reference	H301410
– Belfast	78 miles
District	Fermanagh and Omagh
County	County Fermanagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ENNISKILLEN
Postcode district	BT94
Dialling code	028, +44 28
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
NI Assembly	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
List of places UK Northern Ireland Fermanagh

Coordinates: 54°19′01″N 7°32′13″W / 54.317°N 7.537°W / 54.317; -7.537

Lisbellaw (from Irish: Lios Béal Átha, meaning "ringfort at the ford-mouth")^[1] is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Enniskillen. In 2008 it had an estimated population of 1,277 people.

The village is built around the (Church of Ireland) parish church, which was built in the 18th century. The steep main street houses two grocery shop, a hairdressing salon, two pubs, a post office, a dentist's surgery, a beauty salon, a butcher, two mechanics, a pharmacy, a health store distributor, a chip shop, and a hardware store, as well as the (Church of Ireland) parish centre, the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. The Roman Catholic church building and a Plymouth Brethren gospel hall lie just off the main street. Just outside the village is Carrybridge, a marina on Upper Lough Erne.

A Lisbellaw railway station opened on August 16, 1858 and shut down on 1 October 1957.^[2]

Population

Lisbellaw is classified as a village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. A census performed on April 29, 2001 revealed a population of 1,046 people living in Lisbellaw. Of these:

24.0% were aged under 16 years and 16.7% were aged 60 and over
48.7% of the population were male and 51.3% were female
91.9% were from a Protestant and other Christian background (including Christian related community background) ^[3]
7.3% of the population were from a Catholic Community Background ^[4]
5.7% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed

References

↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
↑ "Lisbellaw station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
↑ "NINIS Area Profile of Lisbellaw".
↑ "NINIS Area Profile of Lisbellaw".

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Places in County Fermanagh

List of places in County Fermanagh

Towns	Enniskillen

Villages and townlands	Aghadrumsee Aghakeeran Aghanaglack Arney Ballinamallard Ballycassidy Belcoo Bellanaleck Belleek Blaney Boho Brookeborough Carn Carr Castle Balfour Castle Coole Clabby Clogherbog Derrygonnelly Derrylin Derryvore Donagh Drumbegger Drumlaghy Drumskinny Ederny Florencecourt Garrison Glenkeel Holywell Irvinestown Kesh Killadeas Kilnamadoo Killydrum Kinawly Knockmore Knocknahunshin Knocks Lack Laragh Letterbreen Levally Lower Lisbellaw Lisnarick Lisnaskea Macken Magheraveely Maguiresbridge Monea Moylehid Newtownbutler Pettigo Reyfad Rosslea Skea Springfield Tamlaght Tattykeeran Teemore Tempo Trory Tullyhommon Tullygerravra

Landforms	Badger Pot Boa Island Belmore Benaughlin Caves of Tullybrack and Belmore hills Cliffs of Magho Cuilcagh Devinish Hanging Rock Knockmore Lough Erne Lough MacNean Lough Melvin Lusty Beg Island Lustymore Island Marble Arch Caves Slieve Beag Slieve Rushen White Island

Baronies	Clanawley Clankelly Coole Knockninny Lurg Magheraboy Magherastephana Tirkennedy

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Lisbellaw

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