Kilclief
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Kilclief
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Kilclief (Church of Ireland) parish church | |
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| Irish grid reference | J 597 457 |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DOWNPATRICK |
| Postcode district | BT30 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | |
Kilclief (from the Irish Cill Cléithe meaning 'church of wattle')[1] is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Lecale Lower and Lecale Upper. It is also a townland of 623 acres.[2]
The site of Kilclief parish church dates from the early Christian period and was granted by Bishop Malachy 3rd to the Abbey of Saint Patrick of Down in 1183.[3]
Townlands
[edit | edit source]Kilclief civil parish contains a number townlands, including:[4][5]
- Acre McCricket (Acra Mhic Riocaird;[6] the smallest townland in County Down at 4.9 acres (2 ha))[7]
- Ballywoodan
- Cloghy
- Glebe
- Isle McCricket
- Kilclief (Cill Chléithe)[5]
- Killard Lower
- Killard Upper
- Ross
- Tullyfoyle Lower
- Tullyfoyle Upper
See also
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