• Craigavon was planned as a 'new city' for Northern Ireland that would mirror towns such as Cumbernauld and, later, Milton Keynes in Great Britain.
  • Purpose of the development[. ] Originally, Craigavon was planned as a 'new city' on a par with the new towns that were being built in England in the 1960s.
  • Craigavon (/kreɪˈɡævən/ kray-GAV-ən; Irish: Creag Abhann) is a planned settlement in northern County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
  • Craigavon was a planned city, and started construction in 1965, with the intention of becoming a new linear city, incorporating the neighbouring towns of...
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  • The first New Town in Northern Ireland, Craigavon, was conceived in response to the 1962 plan for the Greater Belfast region, and was to be a linear regional...
  • Craigavon new town was developed under the New Towns Act of 1965 as a commercial, light industrial, and residential centre linking the older towns of Lurgan and.
  • The new town of Craigavon was created in County Armagh in the 1960s to realise all the aspirations of Modernist architecture and town planning.
  • The new town of Craigavon was created in County Armagh in the 1960s to realise all the aspirations of Modernist architecture and town planning.
  • Craigavon, the planned town with a mix of modern architecture and lakeside beauty, is like the organized spot where new developments meet serene waterways.