Lisbellaw
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Lisbellaw Parish Church | |
Location withinNorthern Ireland | |
| Population | 1,106 (2011 census) |
| • Belfast | 78 miles |
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| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ENNISKILLEN |
| Postcode district | BT94 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
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| NI Assembly | |
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Lisbellaw (fromIrishLios Béal Átha, meaning 'ringfort at theford-mouth')[1] is avillage inCounty Fermanagh,Northern Ireland, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east ofEnniskillen. In 2008 it had an estimated population of 1,277 people.
The village is built around theChurch of Ireland parish church, which was built in the 18th century. The steep main street houses two grocery shop, a hairdressing salon, two pubs, a post office, a dentist's surgery, a beauty salon, a butcher, two mechanics, a pharmacy, a health store distributor, a chip shop, and a hardware store, as well as the Church of Ireland parish centre, theMethodist andPresbyterian churches. TheCatholic church and aPlymouth Brethren gospel hall lie just off the main street. Just outside the village isCarrybridge, a marina on UpperLough Erne.
Lisbellaw railway station opened on 16 August 1858 and shut down on 1 October 1957.[2]
Lisbellaw is classified as a village by theNorthern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Acensus performed on 29 April 2001 revealed a population of 1,046 people living in Lisbellaw. Of these:
On census day (27 March 2011) the usually resident population of Lisbellaw Settlement was 1,106 accounting for 0.06% of the NI total.[5]