Ballykinler

Ballykinler
Irish: Baile Coinnleora
Ballykinler
 Ballykinler shown within County Down
Population 348 (2001 Census)
DistrictDown District
CountyCounty Down
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NEWCASTLE
Postcode district BT33
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down

Coordinates: 54°15′N 5°48′W / 54.25°N 5.8°W / 54.25; -5.8

Ballykinler or Ballykinlar (from Irish Baile Coinnleora, meaning "townland of the candelabrum")[1] is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 12 kilometres south west of Downpatrick, in the parish of Tyrella and Dundrum. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 348 people. It is within the Down District Council area.

It is a linear settlement running parallel to the Irish Sea coast and bordered by an army camp to the west and south west. It is a residential village with a high level of community facilities and a good bus service.The village is within the Lecale Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The surrounding landscape consists of low drumlins and marshes.

Places of interest

Transport

Sport

Lottery Award

The village was selected for an award from the Big Lottery Fund of £128,472 to provide a new children's playgroup area.[6]

Civil parish of Ballykinler

The civil parish is in the historic barony of Lecale Upper and contains the following settlements:[7]

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:[7]

  • Ballykinler Lower
  • Ballykinler Middle
  • Ballykinler Upper

See also

References

  1. Placenames NI
  2. "Ballykinlar-Killough". Ulster Federation of Rambling Clubs. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  3. "Ballykinlar Halt" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
  4. Ballykinlar Co Down
  5. Ballykinlar
  6. Big Lottery Fund - Ballykinlar
  7. 1 2 "Ballykinler". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

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