94
Census Records
17
Households
2
Census Years
- People
- 34
- Households
- 8
- People
- 60 +76.5%
- Households
- 9 +12.5%
About
Backfence is a small townland located in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, situated in the province of Ulster. The townland lies within the broader landscape of mid-Ulster, a region characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and scattered rural settlements. Like many townlands in County Tyrone, Backfence is part of the patchwork of small administrative divisions that reflect the historical organization of land in Ireland, where townlands have served as fundamental units of territorial division for centuries.
The townland, like much of County Tyrone, has its roots in the historical settlement patterns of Ulster. County Tyrone itself has a rich history spanning from pre-Christian times through the medieval period and into the modern era. The region was historically associated with the O'Neill dynasty and later experienced the upheavals of the plantation period and the subsequent development of rural communities. Backfence, as a named place, reflects the incremental process by which Irish townlands were formally recorded and named, often drawing from landscape features, historical events, or the activities of early settlers.
As a rural townland in County Tyrone, Backfence would have been part of the predominantly agricultural economy that has long characterized the region. The local community would have been engaged in farming and pastoral activities, which remain important to the area's character. Townlands like Backfence serve as important markers of local identity and community connection, representing the granular level at which people in rural Ireland understand and relate to their landscape and to one another.
Today, Backfence remains part of the intricate web of townlands that compose County Tyrone's identity. While small and rural, such townlands contribute to the cultural and geographical heritage of Northern Ireland, preserving historical place names and maintaining connections to centuries of settlement and community life in Ulster.
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Strabane Lower
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- English
- Backfence
- Parish
- Leckpatrick
- Barony
- Strabane Lower
- County
- Tyrone
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