The Portadown of today boasts one of the Province's most thriving shopping centres. The modern town centre and three shopping centres of Meadows, High Street Mall and Magowan West combine multi-national retailers with a wonderful mix of independent outlets, catering for everything from antiques and crafts to high fashion and household goods. In total, the town boasts over 300 retail outlets, including a plethora of coffee shops, bistros and restaurants. The town centre is situated just 5 minutes off the main motorway, with the railway station right in the heart of the town.
The Borough of Craigavon is home to the largest conurbation of industry outside Belfast and the main industrial employers are situated in the two industrial estates on the outskirts of Portadown. Once famous for textile manufacture, the area's manufacturing base now includes food processing, light engineering, pharmaceuticals and electronics. The world famous Ulster Carpet Mills is a major employer right on the edge of the town centre.
The spiritual needs of Portadown's population are serviced by 24 churches, spanning all faiths. St Mark's Church of Ireland is the focal point right in the centre of Portadown and local people often refer to it location simply as "The Church".
Within a radius of seven miles, the people of Portadown enjoy some of the highest quality leisure and recreational facilities in Northern Ireland. Virtually every indoor and outdoor sporting activity is catered for. The natural assets of Lough Neagh and the River Bann, and Portadown's location in the heart of the apple blossom county of Armagh, provide an environment of beauty and rural tranquillity to augment the thriving urban life of Portadown.
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