Killen (from Irish: Cillín, meaning 'little church')[1] is a small village and townland (of 356 acres) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is several miles southwest of Castlederg, on the road leading south over Scraghy Mountain. A short distance to the west lies County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Longfield West and the historic barony of Omagh West.[2] In the 2001 Census it had a population of 231 people.[3]

Killen Irish: Cillín
Main Street in Killen.
Killen Location within Northern Ireland
Population	231 (2001 Census)
Irish grid reference	H240806
• Belfast	87 miles
District	Strabane
County	County Tyrone
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CASTLEDERG
Postcode district	BT81
Dialling code	028, +44 28
UK Parliament	West Tyrone
NI Assembly	West Tyrone
List of places UK Northern Ireland Tyrone 54.6756°N 7.6249°W / 54.6756; -7.6249

In recent years, Killen Creamery has been turned into a community centre and business centre. Killen also has an Orange Lodge, which was founded in 1829.

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