Ballyhornan
Sign in to saveBallyhornan (from Irish Baile an Eoirna meaning 'the town land of the barley') is a small village and townland in eastern County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located along the Irish Sea coast, less than 10 miles from Downpatrick. The village had a population of 455 at the 2021 census. It lies near the site of the former RAF Bishopscourt installation, which closed in 1990, and much of the housing outside the boundaries of the traditional settlement (such as Killard Square) was used by RAF airmen.
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- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Northern Ireland
- Image
- Ballyhornan1.jpg
- Dialing code
- 028
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- Commons category
- Ballyhornan
- postal code
- BT30
- historic county
- County Down
- P8168
- Khotkovo
- native label
- Baile Uí Chornáin
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- Local landmarks
- Guns Island
- Killard Nature Reserve
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Ballyhornan (from Irish Baile an Eoirna meaning 'the town land of the barley') is a small village and townland in eastern County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located along the Irish Sea coast, less than 10 miles from Downpatrick. The village had a population of 455 at the 2021 census. It lies near the site of the former RAF Bishopscourt installation, which closed in 1990, and much of the housing outside the boundaries of the traditional settlement (such as Killard Square) was used by RAF airmen.
The core of the village is located at the extreme northern end of the Ardglass ward.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ballyhornan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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