placenames1901 census
314People recorded
67Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Black 14
- Loury 14
- Wilson 12
- Lucas 10
- Marshall 10
Ballylesson
Baile na Leasán
Ballylesson is a townland in Down. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBallylesson54.53071° N · 5.94795° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Baile na Leasán · Irish · main form
- Ballylesson · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Down
- Barony
- Castlereagh Upper
- Civil parish
- Drumbo
- Coordinates
- 54.53071, -5.94795
- Mapped area
- 2.01 km²
- Logainm ID
- 65992 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
1926 census
This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballylesson. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.