Caledon, County Tyrone

Caledon
Irish: *Cionn Aird*
Caledon Irish: Cionn Aird;
	Mill Street, Caledon
	Caledon Location within Northern Ireland
Population	387 (2001 Census)
Irish grid reference	H755453
District	Mid Ulster;
County	County Tyrone;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CALEDON
Postcode district	BT68
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	Fermanagh and South Tyrone;
NI Assembly	Fermanagh and South Tyrone;

Caledon (/ˈkælɪdɪn/) is a small village and townland (of 232 acres) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is in the Clogher Valley on the banks of the River Blackwater, 10 km from Armagh. It lies in the southeast of Tyrone and near the borders of County Armagh and County Monaghan. It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Lower and the civil parish of Aghaloo. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 387 people. It is a designated conservation area. It was historically known as Kinnaird. (Irish: Cionn Aird, meaning "head/top of the height or hill".)

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