Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Milltown
Milltown in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Milltown is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Milltown is a football stadium in Warrenpoint, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Warrenpoint Town of the NIFL Premier Intermediate League. The stadium sits in the larger Milltown Sports Complex, in the area of Warrenpoint of the same name. The ground was upgraded in 2013 after Warrenpoint were promoted to the Premiership, to satisfy the rules of that league.
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Background
History
In 2008, Warrenpoint Town applied to turn the pitch from natural grass into a 3G pitch, which was granted by the Newry and Mourne District Council. In 2013, Warrenpoint Town were promoted to the NIFL Premiership. Owing to previous consecutive promotions, Milltown did not meet the Irish Football Association's criteria for use in the Premiership. As a result, the ground required renovation. Warrenpoint Town originally applied to play their home games at The Showgrounds, Newry. However the stadium owners at Newry refused them permission. Instead they were obliged to groundshare with Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park, Dungannon 40 mi away whilst Milltown was redeveloped. Newry and Mourne…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1178, -6.2633
- Address
- Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland
- Established
- 1997
Sources
- wikidata: Q39074367 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milltown (stadium) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milltown?
- Milltown is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- When was Milltown built?
- Built or established in 1997.
- Who owns Milltown?
- Milltown is owned by Warrenpoint Town F.C..