Comber (civil parish)
Comber | |
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Irish transcription(s) | |
• Derivation: | An Comar |
• Meaning: | the confluence |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Down |
Barony | Castlereagh Lower, Castlereagh Upper |
Settlements / Townlands | Ballygowan, Moneyreagh, Cherryvalley, Comber; townlands : 43 |
Comber (from Irish: An Comar, meaning 'the confluence'[1]) is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is mainly situated in the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower, with a small portion in the barony of Castlereagh Upper.[1]
Settlements[]
Settlements within Comber civil parish include:[2]
- Ballygowan (partly in civil parish of Killinchy[3])
- Comber
- Moneyreagh
- Cherryvalley
Townlands[]
Comber civil parish contains the following 43 townlands:[2] (Most of the 43 townlands are in the barony of Castlereagh Lower, but 2 townlands ( and ) are in the barony of Castlereagh Upper.[1])
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Comber parish". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Comber civil parish". Placenames database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Ballygowan". Placenames database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
Categories:
- Civil parish of Comber