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[[Image:Teeshanrd.jpg|thumb|250px|A road-sign in [[County Antrim]], noting that this part of the road lies within Teeshan townland]]
[[File:Townland boundary marker - geograph.org.uk - 108106.jpg|thumb|A (rare) townland boundary marker]]
(contracted; show full)Finmill Road, Sixmilecross - geograph.org.uk - 133750.jpg|thumb|300px|A typical road-sign in [[County Tyrone]], noting that this part of the road passes through the townland of Cavanreagh]] Townlands form the building blocks for higher-level administrative units such as [[parishes]] and [[District Electoral Division]]s (in the [[Republic of Ireland]]) or [[ward (politics)|wards]] (in [[Northern Ireland]]). Before 1972, townlands were included on all postal addresses throughout the island. However, in 1972 
the [[Royal Mail]] decided that the townland element of the address was obsolete in Northern Ireland.<ref name="Senses"/> Townland names were not banned but were deemed "superflouous information" and people were asked not to include them on addresses.<ref name="Senses"/> They would be replaced by house numbers, road names, and [[postcode]]s.<ref name="Senses"/> In response, the "Townlands Campaign" emerged to protest against the changes. It was(contracted; show full)[[Category:Types of country subdivisions]]
[[Category:Geography of Scotland]]
[[Category:Townlands of Ireland| ]]
[[Category:Townlands of the Republic of Ireland| ]]
[[Category:Geography of the Isle of Man]]
[[Category:Townlands in Northern Ireland| ]]

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