Population centre

Ballylesson

Baile na Leasán

Ballylesson is a population centre in Down. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBallylesson54.53380° N · 5.94509° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homestead

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 · validated name
Ballylesson · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Population centre
County: Down
Barony: Castlereagh Upper
Civil parish: Drumbo
Coordinates: 54.53380, -5.94509 (approximate)
Logainm ID: 130030 ↗

Population over time

BALLYLESSON — Settlement 2015 (N11000416)

Settlement population, 2011–2021

121people · 2021

Both censuses use the same 2015 settlement boundary. These exact counts cover usual residents in the settlement, rather than local government districts or historic counties. Other NISRA tables may use approximate counts.

View population figures

BALLYLESSON — Settlement 2015 (N11000416) — census population
Census year	Population
2011	111
2021	121

Source: NISRA — Census 2021 CT0046 and exact Census 2011 Settlement 2015 populations · Supporting source 1. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Ballylesson. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-10-08. How this page was prepared.