Killen, County Tyrone

Killen (from Irish: Cillín, meaning 'little church')^[1] is a small village and townland (of 356 acres) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is several miles southwest of Castlederg, on the road leading south over Scraghy Mountain. A short distance to the west lies County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Longfield West and the historic barony of Omagh West.^[2] In the 2001 Census it had a population of 231 people.^[3]

Killen Irish: Cillín
Main Street in Killen.
Killen Location within Northern Ireland
Population	231 (2001 Census)
Irish grid reference	H240806
• Belfast	87 miles
District	Strabane
County	County Tyrone
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CASTLEDERG
Postcode district	BT81
Dialling code	028, +44 28
UK Parliament	West Tyrone
NI Assembly	West Tyrone
List of places UK Northern Ireland Tyrone 54°40′32″N 7°37′30″W / 54.6756°N 7.6249°W / 54.6756; -7.6249Coordinates: 54°40′32″N 7°37′30″W / 54.6756°N 7.6249°W / 54.6756; -7.6249

In recent years, Killen Creamery has been turned into a community centre and business centre. Killen also has an Orange Lodge, which was founded in 1829.

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1. . Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
2. "Killen". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
3. "Killen". NI Neighbourhood Information System, Gazeteer of Settlements. Retrieved 16 January 2011.