Corbet

For people named Corbet, see Corbet (surname).

Corbet
Irish: An Carbad
Corbet Lough in 2009
Corbet Corbet shown within County Down
Population	107 (2011 Census)
District	Banbridge
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BT32
Dialling code	028 40
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down

Coordinates: 54°12′N 6°07′W / 54.20°N 6.12°W / 54.20; -6.12

Corbet (from Irish: An Carbad, meaning "the jaw/boulder")^[1] is a small village and townland (of 618 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland, 5km east of Banbridge. It is situated in the civil parish of Magherally and the historic barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half.^[2] It lies within the Banbridge District. It had a population of 107 people (39 households) in the 2011 Census.^[3] (2001 Census: 95 people)

Places of interest

Corbet Lough is a reservoir and important angling lake with the 70 acre trout fishery controlled by Banbridge Angling Club. Facilities at the Lough include a boating dock and jetty and numerous fishing stands.^[4]
The River Bann also flows nearby.

The Great Northern Railway

Corbet railway station was on the extensive Great Northern Railway (Ireland) system.

The station was opened on 1 March 1880.^[5]

The station closed on 2 May 1955. This action took place under the Ulster Transport Authority, cutting Newcastle, County Down from the rail network.

References

↑ "Corbet". Place Names NI. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
↑ "Corbet". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
↑ "Corbet". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
↑ "Banbridge Angling Club - Corbet Lough". Discover Northern Ireland. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
↑ "Corbet station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2012-05-06.

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Places in County Down

List of places in County Down

Cities	Belfast (part) Lisburn (part) Newry (part)

Towns	Ballynahinch Banbridge Bangor Carryduff Comber Donaghadee Downpatrick Dromore Dundonald Holywood Kilkeel Newcastle Newtownards Warrenpoint

Villages and townlands	Annahilt Annalong Annsborough Ardglass Attical Aughnacloy Ballela Balloo Ballybannan Ballybeen Ballydargan Ballygowan Ballyhalbert Ballyhay Ballyholme Ballyhornan Ballykinler Ballylesson Ballylough Ballymacmaine Ballymartin Ballynagarrick Ballynahatty Ballynoe Ballyskeagh Ballywalter Benraw Blackskull Bleary Braniel Bryansford Burren Cabra Carnalea Carrowdore Castlewellan Clandeboye Cloghy Clough Conlig Corbet Corcreeny/Gibson's Hill Crawfordsburn Cregagh Crossgar Cultra Derryneill Dollingstown Donaghcloney Dromara Drumaness Drumbeg Drumbo Drumlough, Hillsborough Drumlough, Rathfriland Dundrum Dunnaval Edenderry Gamblestown Gilford Gilnahirk Gransha Greencastle Greyabbey Groomsport Helen's Bay Hillhall Hillsborough Hilltown Katesbridge Kilcoo Kilcooley Killinchy Killinure Killough Killowen Killyleagh Kinallen Kircubbin Lawrencetown Legacurry Legananny Leitrim Lenaderg Loughbrickland Loughinisland Lurganare Lurganville Magheraconluce Magheralin Mayobridge Maze Millisle Moira Moneyreagh Moneyslane Monteith Portaferry Portavogie Poyntzpass Rathfriland Ravernet Ringhaddy Rostrevor Saintfield Saul Scarva Seaforde Seahill Sheeptown Shrigley Spa Strangford Struell Tievenadarragh Tullylish Tullynakill Waringsford Waringstown Whiterock

Landforms	Ards Peninsula Burr Point Carlingford Lough Cloughmore Copeland Islands Cranfield Point Lecale peninsula Lough Island Reavy Mournes Slieve Croob Strangford Lough

Baronies	Ards Lower Ards Upper Castlereagh Lower Castlereagh Upper Dufferin Iveagh Lower Iveagh Upper Kinelarty Lecale Lower Lecale Upper Lordship of Newry Mourne

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