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Craigavon became notorious for its many roundabouts. [7] The identity of a new city never really caught on. The name 'Craigavon' is today used by locals to refer to the area between Lurgan and Portadown, and many citizens of those towns resent being identified with the 'new city' of Craigavon.
Craigavon, new town (built after 1966), Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon district, Northern Ireland, lying southwest of Belfast. Craigavon new town was developed under the New Towns Act of 1965 as a commercial, light industrial, and residential centre linking the older towns of Lurgan and Portadown.
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Craigavon, former district and borough (1973–2015) established from portions of the former counties of Antrim, Down, and Armagh, now part of the district of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, southeastern Northern Ireland.
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Aug 9, 2024 · Craigavon (pronounced krayg-AV-ən) is a planned settlement in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Its construction began in 1965 and it was named after Northern Ireland's first Prime Minister: James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon.
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Craigavon definition: first prime minister of Northern Ireland 1921–40.. See examples of CRAIGAVON used in a sentence.
Oct 25, 2014 · An exhibition documenting the "fundamentally and fatally flawed" modernist vision behind Craigavon opens at the Golden Thread Gallery in Belfast.
