Lisburn

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Lisburn

Total population

71,403

Coordinates54.51°, -6.05°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Lisburn is a city in Northern Ireland. It is 8 mi (13 km) southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with the arrival of French Huguenots in the 18th century, the town developed as a global centre of the linen industry.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Hamilton Harty

Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist

Jimmy McLarnin

Irish boxer (1907–2004)

Joseph Larmor

Irish physicist and mathematician (1857-1942)

Richard Lyons

British racing driver

R

Rex McCandless

British motorcycle racer (1915–1992)

J

Jimmy Bruen

Irish golfer (1920-1972)

B

Brian Maginess

Northern Irish politician and judge (1901-1967)

F

Frank Pantridge

British doctor

R

Richard Pike Pim

Royal Navy officer and British civil servant (1900–1987)

A

Abraham Hume

Scots-Irish Anglican priest in Liverpool (1814-84)

H

Henry William Lett

Irish botanist (1836-1920)

M

Micky Donnelly

Northern Irish artist (1952–2019)

T

Thomas Jordan

Irish clergyman

E

Ernie McCleary

association football player (1923-2012)

P

Peter Bothwell

tennis player (1995-)

David Williams-Ellis

British sculptor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Northern Ireland

• Tullynacross
  1.5 mi away
• Hillhall
  1.5 mi away
• Ravernet
  2.1 mi away
• Ballyskeagh
  2.3 mi away
• Drumbeg
  2.7 mi away
• Legacurry
  2.8 mi away
• Ballyaughlis
  2.9 mi away
• Mazetown
  3 mi away
• Drumbo
  3.6 mi away
• Royal Hillsborough
  3.7 mi away
• Ballycarn
  3.7 mi away
• Broomhedge
  3.8 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lisburn

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-17

Parrot Mushroom

Gliophorus psittacinus

Seen 2026-09-17

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-09-16

Sun Fly

Helophilus pendulus

Seen 2026-09-16

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-09-16

black knapweed

Centaurea nigra

Seen 2026-09-16

Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Seen 2026-09-16

Brown-lipped Snail

Cepaea nemoralis

Seen 2026-09-16

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).