Castlewellan

thumb|Main Street, Castlewellan, May 2010

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Place details

Locality: Annsborough
Region: Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 2,499
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Castlewellan
UK place.irish_name: Caisleán Uidhilín
UK place.local_name: Castlewellan
UK place.static_image_name: Castlewellan.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Castlewellan village, from the "Peace Maze"
UK place.map_type: Northern Ireland
UK place.label_position: none
UK place.population: 2,822
UK place.population_ref: (2021 census)
UK place.unitary_northern_ireland: Newry, Mourne and Down
UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland: County Down
UK place.constituency_westminster: South Down
UK place.constituency_ni_assembly: South Down
UK place.country: Northern Ireland
UK place.post_town: CASTLEWELLAN
UK place.postcode_area: BT
UK place.postcode_district: BT31
UK place.dial_code: 028

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2782
Official website: www.castlewellanonline.com
Image: Castlewellan.jpg
Dialing code: 028

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Commons category: Castlewellan
postal code: BT31
native label: Caisleán Uidhilín

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2021 census
2011 census
2001 census
Notable people
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thumb|Main Street, Castlewellan, May 2010

Castlewellan () is a small town in County Down, in the south-east of Northern Ireland close to the Irish Sea. It is beside Castlewellan Lake and Slievenaslat mountain, southwest of Downpatrick. It lies between the Mourne Mountains and Slieve Croob. It had a population of 2,822 people in the 2021 census.