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Toome Upper

Barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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Toome Upper is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. To its south lies Lough Neagh, and it is bordered by five other baronies: Toome Lower to the north; Antrim Lower to the north-east; Antrim Upper to the east; Massereene Lower to the south-east; and Loughinsholin to the south-east. Toome Upper also formed part of the medieval territories known as the Route and Clandeboye.

01List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Toome Upper:

Towns

  • Ahoghill (also part of baronies of Toome Lower and Antrim Lower)
  • Antrim (also part of barony of Toome Lower)
  • Milltown
  • Randalstown

Population centres

  • Crosskeys
  • Toome
  • Newferry
  • Whiteside's Corner

02List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Toome Upper:

  • Antrim (split with barony of Antrim Upper)
  • Ballyscullion (split with barony of Loughinsholin)
  • Cranfield
  • Drummaul
  • Duneane
  • Grange of Ballyscullion
  • Grange of Shilvodan
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