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Condado de Down

Localidad

Small Park

55

Registros censales

11

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
19
Hogares
5
1911 Censo
Personas
36 +89.5%
Hogares
6 +20%

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Small Park is a townland located in County Down, Northern Ireland, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland. The townland forms part of the broader landscape of County Down, which is characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and proximity to both the Irish Sea and various inland water systems. Like many townlands in this region, Small Park reflects the typical topography of County Down, with a mix of pastoral countryside and rural settlement patterns that have defined the area for centuries.

The townland, like much of County Down, has roots in the historical settlement patterns established during the medieval and early modern periods. County Down's history has been shaped by Anglo-Norman influence, plantation policies during the seventeenth century, and the subsequent development of rural communities. Small Park itself represents the kind of modest rural settlement that emerged from these broader historical processes, with its name reflecting the common practice of naming townlands after local geographic or property features that distinguished them from neighboring areas.

As a rural townland in County Down, Small Park would have formed part of the agricultural and community fabric of its locality. The area's economy has historically been based on farming and small-scale rural enterprise, typical of County Down's countryside. The townland's significance lies primarily in its role as part of the wider rural community structure, contributing to the social and economic networks that have sustained life in County Down over generations.

Today, Small Park remains part of County Down's rural heritage, representative of the numerous small townlands that constitute the administrative and geographic divisions of the county. Understanding places like Small Park provides insight into the organization of rural Ireland and the dispersed pattern of settlement that characterizes much of the Irish countryside. The townland system itself, with divisions like Small Park, represents a distinctive aspect of Irish territorial organization with roots extending back many centuries.

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Parroquia

Hillsborough

Condado

Down

Baronía

Iveagh Lower, Upper Half

Ubicación de la localidad

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Detalles

Inglés
Small Park
Parroquia
Hillsborough
Baronía
Iveagh Lower, Upper Half
Condado
Down