Belfast Upper
Béal Feirste Uachtarach[1] (Irish)
Location of Belfast Upper, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Location of Belfast Upper, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Coordinates: 54°37′41″N 6°00′50″W / 54.6280°N 6.0139°W / 54.6280; -6.0139
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyAntrim

Belfast Upper is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[2] To its east lies the barony of Belfast and Belfast Lough, and it is bordered by five other baronies: Belfast Lower to the north-east; Antrim Upper to the north-west; Massereene Lower to the west; Massereene Upper to the south-west; and Castlereagh Upper to the south.[2] The Forth River flows through both Belfast Upper and Lower.[3] The most prominent hills in the barony are Black Hill and Lyle's Hill.[1]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Belfast Upper:[1]

Cities

Towns and villages

Population centres

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Belfast Upper:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Belfast Upper". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. ^ "Forth River". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  4. ^ "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Antrim". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Baronies and parishes of County Antrim". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.


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