121
Registros censales
30
Hogares
2
Años del censo
- Personas
- 62
- Hogares
- 15
- Personas
- 59 -4.8%
- Hogares
- 15 0%
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Ballinlea Upper is a townland located in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the county's rolling countryside. The townland lies in a region characterized by gentle hills and agricultural land typical of much of County Antrim's rural areas. Like many Irish townlands, Ballinlea Upper represents a small administrative division with its own distinct geographical boundaries, though these historical divisions are not always immediately apparent to the modern visitor. The landscape around the area reflects the typical mix of pasture, hedgerows, and scattered rural dwellings that characterize much of the northern Irish countryside.
Ballinlea Upper, like the broader Antrim region, has roots in Ireland's complex historical development. County Antrim itself has been shaped by various periods of settlement and ownership, from the medieval period through the plantation era and into the modern age. The townland system itself, which defines places like Ballinlea Upper, originated largely during the English and Scottish settlements of Ulster in the 16th and 17th centuries, when land divisions were formally mapped and recorded. This system of townland division has persisted to the present day and remains fundamental to how rural areas across Ireland are officially organized and identified.
Ballinlea Upper, as a rural townland within County Antrim, is part of the wider agricultural and community fabric of its locality. Like many small townlands in Ireland, it may contain a handful of houses, farms, or may be largely devoted to open countryside. The significance of such townlands to local communities often lies in their role as recognized geographical and administrative units within the broader parish and county structures, rather than as concentrated settlement areas. For those with family connections to the area or for genealogical researchers, townlands like Ballinlea Upper serve as important reference points in tracing local history and ancestral connections.
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Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
1 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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