Craigavon
Craigavon is an incomplete planned settlement in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Its building and construction started in 1965 and it was named after the first Head of state of Northern Ireland: James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. It was planned to be the heart of a brand-new straight city incorporating Lurgan and also Portadown, however this strategy was primarily deserted and later called having been flawed. Amongst neighborhood people today, "Craigavon" describes the area between the two towns. It is constructed beside 2 synthetic lakes as well as is composed of a large suburb (Brownlow), a second smaller one (Mandeville), plus a central area (Highfield) that consists of a considerable mall, a court house and also the area council headquarters. The area around the lakes is a public park and wild animals sanctuary composed of woodland with strolling tracks. There is additionally a watersports centre, cuddling zoo, fairway as well as ski slope in the location. In a lot of Craigavon, car are completely divided from pedestrians, and also roundabouts are used thoroughly. Craigavon occasionally refers to the much larger Craigavon Urban Location, which includes Craigavon, Lurgan, Portadown, Waringstown as well as Bleary.
