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- Personnes
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- Foyers
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- Personnes
- 180 -1.6%
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À propos
Cranfield is a small townland located in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of the Antrim Plateau region. The townland is positioned in an area characterized by rolling hills, agricultural land, and the typical drumlin terrain that defines much of County Antrim's topography. Like many townlands in this part of Northern Ireland, Cranfield represents one of the numerous small territorial divisions that make up the rural landscape, with its boundaries and extent determined by historical land divisions that date back centuries.
The area, like much of County Antrim, has roots in the medieval and early modern periods of Irish history. County Antrim itself has been shaped by waves of settlement and migration, including the Gaelic Irish, Anglo-Norman influences, and later Scottish and English settlement patterns, particularly during the Ulster Plantation era of the 17th century. Townlands such as Cranfield emerged as distinct units within this complex historical framework, serving as the basic organizational structure for land holding, taxation, and local governance.
Today, Cranfield remains a rural townland within the contemporary landscape of County Antrim. Like many such small communities in Northern Ireland, it forms part of the agricultural and residential fabric of the region. The significance of townlands like Cranfield to local communities lies partly in their historical continuity as recognized geographical and administrative units, and in their role as markers of identity and locality within the broader county structure.
Understanding townlands such as Cranfield contributes to appreciating the granular geography and historical organization of rural Northern Ireland. These small divisions represent the accumulated layers of Irish land history and continue to be relevant for genealogical research, historical study, and local geographic reference, even as modern administrative structures have developed alongside these traditional territorial units.
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Nom irlandais
Creamhchoill
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Baronnie
Toome Upper
- Logainm
Valuation Office Records
From the National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s–1850s)
2 occupiers recorded in the Valuation Office Books for this townland.
Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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