Laurelvale is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is beside the smaller village of Mullavilly and the two are sometimes referred to as Laurelvale-Mullavilly[2][3] or Mullavilly-Laurelvale.[4][5] The village is three miles south of Portadown and 1.5 miles northwest of Tandragee.[6] It had a population of 1,288 people in the 2011 census.[7]
Laurelvale is within the townland of Tamnaghvelton (formerly Tawnavaltiny, from IrishTamhnaigh Bhealtaine, meaning "Bealtaine field").[1][8] Laurelvale was taken from the name of a mansion that was built in the 19th century. Mullavilly was named after the townland in which it lies. The name comes from IrishMullach a' Bhile, meaning "hilltop of the sacred tree".[9][10]
Historyedit
Laurelvale was founded in the 1850s by Thomas SintonJP (1826–1887) to house the workers in his linen mill of Thomas Sinton & Co. Ltd, which was in the village. At its height, Sintons' Mill had over 1000 workers. The mill has since been demolished. The company remained in family ownership until 1945 when it was taken over by the Ministry of Defence and operated by Hoffmans (who made ball bearings for gun turrets). The Sinton family also ran mills and bleach-works in Tandragee, Killyleagh, Tullylish and at Ravarnet outside Hillsborough, County Down.
Laurelvale Cricket Club has a clubhouse on Mullavilly Road and are currently competing in the NCU League Section 2, having just missed out on promotion in the 2015 season by way of Net Run Rate. Lee Edgar had a club record breaking season with 63 wickets winning the club's and league's Player of the Year.
Demographyedit
2011 censusedit
In the 2011 census Laurelvale-Mulavilly had a population of 1,288 people.[7] Of these:
99.46% were from the white (including Irish Traveller) ethnic group;
7.53% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion and 86.96% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion; and
78.49% indicated that they had a British national identity, 5.75% had an Irish national identity and 23.68% had a Northern Irish national identity*.
2001 censusedit
Mullavilly-Laurelvale is classified as a village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). On census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,258 people living in Mullavilly-Laurelvale.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Placenames Database of Ireland: Laurelvale". from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
^"Roads Service to deliver new traffic calming measures for Laurelvale" 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Portadown Times, 21 December 2007.
^"Roundabout on way at Laurelvale accident hot-spot" 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Portadown Times, 2 December 2008.
^Mullavilly News, September 2010 issue 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine.
^. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
^ ab"Census 2011 Population Statistics for Laurelvale / Mullavilly Settlement". NISRA. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^"Placenames NI: Tamnaghvelton". from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
^"Placenames NI: Mullavilly". from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
^"Placenames Database of Ireland: Mullavilly". from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
Further readingedit
Mullavilly - Portrait of an Ulster Parish, by Brett Hannam, Lulu, 2010.
External linksedit
January 01, 1970
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Laurelvale is a village in County Armagh Northern Ireland It is beside the smaller village of Mullavilly and the two are sometimes referred to as Laurelvale Mullavilly 2 3 or Mullavilly Laurelvale 4 5 The village is three miles south of Portadown and 1 5 miles northwest of Tandragee 6 It had a population of 1 288 people in the 2011 census 7 LaurelvaleIrish Tamhnaigh Bhealtaine 1 Mullavilly parish churchLocation within Northern IrelandPopulation1 288 2011 census Irish grid referenceJ006478 Belfast25 5 mi 41 0 km DistrictArmaghCountyCounty ArmaghCountryNorthern IrelandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCRAIGAVONPostcode districtBT62Dialling code028 44 28UK ParliamentNewry amp ArmaghNI AssemblyNewry amp ArmaghList of places UK Northern Ireland Armagh 54 22 08 N 6 27 05 W 54 36876 N 6 45139 W 54 36876 6 45139 Contents 1 Name 2 History 3 Schools 4 Churches 5 Sport 6 Demography 6 1 2011 census 6 2 2001 census 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksName editLaurelvale is within the townland of Tamnaghvelton formerly Tawnavaltiny from Irish Tamhnaigh Bhealtaine meaning Bealtaine field 1 8 Laurelvale was taken from the name of a mansion that was built in the 19th century Mullavilly was named after the townland in which it lies The name comes from Irish Mullach a Bhile meaning hilltop of the sacred tree 9 10 History editLaurelvale was founded in the 1850s by Thomas Sinton JP 1826 1887 to house the workers in his linen mill of Thomas Sinton amp Co Ltd which was in the village At its height Sintons Mill had over 1000 workers The mill has since been demolished The company remained in family ownership until 1945 when it was taken over by the Ministry of Defence and operated by Hoffmans who made ball bearings for gun turrets The Sinton family also ran mills and bleach works in Tandragee Killyleagh Tullylish and at Ravarnet outside Hillsborough County Down nbsp Schedule of rental of the estates of JOHN Earl of SANDWICH and PETER DE SALIS in the Manor of Clare in County of Armagh 1802 Thomas Sinton also built a large house in the village Laurelvale House which following the Second World War was the home of Michael Torrens Spence Lord Lieutenant of County Armagh Laurelvale House has since been demolished to make way for housing development nbsp Sintons MillSchools editMullavilly Primary SchoolChurches editMullavilly Parish Church Kilmore Parish ChurchSport editLaurelvale F C has a ground in the Laurel Park area of the village The football club currently play in the Mid Ulster Football League Intermediate B Division Laurelvale Cricket Club has a clubhouse on Mullavilly Road and are currently competing in the NCU League Section 2 having just missed out on promotion in the 2015 season by way of Net Run Rate Lee Edgar had a club record breaking season with 63 wickets winning the club s and league s Player of the Year Demography edit2011 census edit In the 2011 census Laurelvale Mulavilly had a population of 1 288 people 7 Of these 99 46 were from the white including Irish Traveller ethnic group 7 53 belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion and 86 96 belong to or were brought up in a Protestant and Other Christian including Christian related religion and 78 49 indicated that they had a British national identity 5 75 had an Irish national identity and 23 68 had a Northern Irish national identity 2001 census edit Mullavilly Laurelvale is classified as a village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency NISRA On census day 29 April 2001 there were 1 258 people living in Mullavilly Laurelvale References edit a b Placenames Database of Ireland Laurelvale Archived from the original on 13 September 2012 Retrieved 24 January 2011 Roads Service to deliver new traffic calming measures for Laurelvale Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Portadown Times 21 December 2007 Armagh Area Plan 2004 Adoption Statement 1995 Archived 31 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Department of the Environment Northern Ireland Roundabout on way at Laurelvale accident hot spot Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Portadown Times 2 December 2008 Mullavilly News September 2010 issue Archived 2013 12 30 at the Wayback Machine Free Map Tools Archived from the original on 8 January 2015 Retrieved 5 January 2015 a b Census 2011 Population Statistics for Laurelvale Mullavilly Settlement NISRA Retrieved 18 February 2022 Placenames NI Tamnaghvelton Archived from the original on 30 December 2013 Retrieved 29 December 2013 Placenames NI Mullavilly Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 29 December 2013 Placenames Database of Ireland Mullavilly Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 Retrieved 28 February 2011 Further reading editMullavilly Portrait of an Ulster Parish by Brett Hannam Lulu 2010 External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laurelvale amp oldid 1209379880, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
