Maguiresbridge
Maguiresbridge
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 Maguiresbridge from the Lisnaskea Road |
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 Maguiresbridge
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| Maguiresbridge shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 774 (2001 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | H347383 |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BT94 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
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Maguiresbridge is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The village is named after the bridge over the Colebrooke River, first built by the local Maguire family about 1760. The village is 8 miles from Enniskillen and 3 miles from Lisnaskea.
Maguiresbridge is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 774 people living in Maguiresbridge.
Of these:
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
At the beginning of the 20th century, Maguiresbridge was served by four railways which stretched throughout Ulster. At that time, Maguiresbridge and Clones were two of the major junctions from Derry, Omagh, and Belfast into north Leinster, in particular, the major market towns of Athlone, Cavan, and Mullingar via the Inney junction. This back-bone rail infrastructure was administered by the Midland Great Western Railway which also linked to other major towns: namely, Sligo, Tullamore, via Clara, cities such as Dublin, Limerick, and other market towns on the south coast.
Maguiresbridge railway station on the Great Northern Railway opened on 1 March 1859 and was shut on 1 October 1957. The station serving as the western terminus of the narrow gauge Clogher Valley Railway opened on 2 May 1887 and was shut on 1 January 1942.
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