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Comté de Armagh

Localité

Sturgan

191

Registres de recensement

53

Foyers

2

Années de recensement

1901 Recensement
Personnes
100
Foyers
26
1911 Recensement
Personnes
91 -9%
Foyers
27 +3.8%

À propos

Sturgan is a small townland located in County Armagh in Northern Ireland, situated in the northern part of the county. The area is characterized by the gentle, rolling hills typical of much of County Armagh's landscape, with a mix of agricultural land, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads. The townland forms part of the wider drumlin belt that extends across this region, a landscape shaped by glacial activity during the last ice age. This undulating terrain has historically made the area suitable for mixed farming, with both pastoral and arable agriculture shaping the character of the local landscape over centuries.

Like many Irish townlands, Sturgan's origins lie in the complex historical layers of the Irish countryside. The townland system itself was formalized during the Tudor and Stuart periods, though the settlements often drew on much older patterns of land use and habitation. County Armagh has a rich medieval history, having been a significant monastic and ecclesiastical center, and the broader region bears the marks of various historical periods including early Irish settlement, the Norman invasion, and later plantation policies that reshaped the demographic and religious character of Ulster.

The townland remains primarily rural and residential in character, as do most of County Armagh's smaller settlements. Like many rural Irish communities, Sturgan would have strong connections to local agriculture and the life of the broader parish and district. The area's significance lies in its role as part of the fabric of rural County Armagh life, contributing to the county's agricultural heritage and serving as home to families with deep roots in the locality. Today, it represents the kind of quiet, working countryside that characterizes much of the Irish landscape beyond the major urban centers.

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Paroisse

Killevy

Comté

Armagh

Baronnie

Orior Lower

Emplacement de la localité

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Détails

Anglais
Sturgan
Paroisse
Killevy
Baronnie
Orior Lower
Comté
Armagh