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Craigavon, town (1991 pop. 11,000) and district, S central Northern Ireland. Craigavon was designated one of the new towns new towns, planned urban communities in Great Britain, developed by long-term loans from the central government and first authorized by the New Towns Act of 1946. ..... Click the link for more information. in 1962, primarily to stimulate economic growth. Named after Northern Ireland's first prime minister, James Craig, the town has important fruit-growing and livestock industries. Other manufactures include textiles, metal fabrication, food processing, pharmaceuticals, and automotive parts. The Craigavon district is a major economic center in Northern Ireland. CraigavonDistrict (pop., 2001: 80,671), Northern Ireland. Established in 1973, it lies south of Lough Neagh. In the north it is flat and composed largely of peat soils; in the south it rises to lowlands. It is an important fruit-growing district and also has textile and pharmaceutical industries. Its administrative seat, Craigavon town, engages in light industry and commerce. Craigavon a district in central Northern Ireland, in Co. Armagh. Pop.: 57 685 (2001). Area: 279 sq. km (108 sq. miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And how that voice has changed from the landowning aristocratic leadership of Carson, Brookeborough, Craigavon, O'Neill, and Chichester-Clark, to the fundamentalist evangelical proletarians Paisley and Trimble and their successful breakaway Democratic Unionist Party. SafeBridge), headquartered in Mountain View, California, has announced that Almac Sciences (Almac) - a division of the Almac Group, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, UK and Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals (BI Chemicals), Petersburg, Virginia, USA have met the criteria established under the SafeBridge program for "Potent Compound Safety Certification" and have been deemed competent and proficient in the safe handling of potent active pharmaceutical ingredients. Operations are based in USA (Pennsylvania, North Carolina and California) and UK, Craigavon and Maidenhead. |
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