Toome Upper Explained

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.

History

See main article: Route, County Antrim and Clandeboye.

List 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

List 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