Craigavon is an insufficient scheduled settlement in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Its building and construction started in 1965 and also it was called after the initial Head of state of Northern Ireland: James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. It was planned to be the heart of a new straight city integrating Lurgan as well as Portadown, however this strategy was mostly abandoned as well as later described as having actually been flawed. Among neighborhood individuals today, "Craigavon" describes the location in between the two communities. It is developed next to two artificial lakes as well as is comprised of a huge house (Brownlow), a 2nd smaller sized one (Mandeville), plus a central area (Highfield) that consists of a significant shopping centre, a courthouse and also the area council headquarters. The area around the lakes is a public park and wild animals place composed of woodland with strolling trails. There is also a watersports centre, cuddling zoo, fairway and also ski slope in the area. In a lot of Craigavon, automobile are entirely divided from pedestrians, as well as roundabouts are used thoroughly. Craigavon sometimes describes the much larger Craigavon Urban Area, which includes Craigavon, Lurgan, Portadown, Waringstown and also Bleary.