Dromara
Sign in to saveDromara () is a village, townland (of 242 acres) and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies to the southwest of Ballynahinch on the northern slopes of Slieve Croob, with the River Lagan flowing through it. It is situated in Dromara (civil parish) and the historic barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. In the 2021 census it had a population of 1,118 people.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dromara
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.population
- 1,118
- UK place.official_name
- Dromara
- UK place.irish_name
- Droim mBearach
- UK place.static_image_name
- Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist Dromara - geograph.org.uk - 70815.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St John's Church, Dromara
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- none
- UK place.belfast_distance_mi
- 20
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- J287497
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- DROMORE
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT25
- UK place.dial_code
- 028
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Lagan Valley
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
- Lagan Valley
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1006
- Image
- Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist Dromara - geograph.org.uk - 70815.jpg
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- Dromara
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- BT25
- P8168
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Dromara () is a village, townland (of 242 acres) and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies to the southwest of Ballynahinch on the northern slopes of Slieve Croob, with the River Lagan flowing through it. It is situated in Dromara (civil parish) and the historic barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. In the 2021 census it had a population of 1,118 people.
==History== There have been references to a church at Dromara since about 1306. Earlier anglicised names for the church and townland include Drummeragh, Drumaragh and Drumara—these are likely derived from Druim mBearach (modern Irish Droim mBearach) meaning "ridge of heifers". Saint John's Church now occupies the site of the original church. Dromara eventually became a small mill village and although many of its buildings date from the early 19th century, the street pattern suggests that the settlement has a much earlier history. It used to have its own court and market house and a market place at the road junction in the middle of the village.
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