Killough
Sign in to saveKillough ( ; ) is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the Irish Sea shore near Ardglass, five miles southeast of Downpatrick. It is a conservation area known for its sycamore-lined main street. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 845 people.
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Place details
- Locality
- Killough
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 Census)
- UK place.official_name
- Killough
- UK place.irish_name
- Cill Locha
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- right
- UK place.population
- 845
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Newry, Mourne and Down (formerly 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
- DOWNPATRICK
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT30
- UK place.dial_code
- 028
- UK place.hide_services
- yes
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 845
- Image
- Killough - geograph.org.uk - 7123.jpg
- Dialing code
- 028
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- Killough
- postal code
- BT30
- P8168
- Zivko Edge 540
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Killough ( ; ) is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the Irish Sea shore near Ardglass, five miles southeast of Downpatrick. It is a conservation area known for its sycamore-lined main street. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 845 people.
==History== The townland of Killough appears in the Down Survey as 'Kiltaghlins'. The owner in 1641 was given as Thomas Cromwell Viscount of Lecale, a direct descendant of Thomas Cromwell chief minister to Henry VIII.
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