Comber
Also known as Comber, County Down
Comber ( , , locally ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of Comber and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. Comber is part of the Ards and North Down Borough. It is also known for Comber Whiskey which was last distilled in 1953. A notable native was Thomas Andrews, the designer of the and was among the many who went down with her. Comber had a population of 9,512 people in the 2021 Census.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Comber
- UK place.irish_name
- an Comar
- UK place.scots_name
- Commer
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- J 45944 69241
- UK place.population
- 9,529
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Ards and North Down
- UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
- County Down
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Strangford
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- NEWTOWNARDS
Article · Italiano
Comber (in lingua irlandese: An Comar) ) è una piccola città della contea di Down, nell'Irlanda del Nord. Si trova 5 miglia a sud di Newtownards, all'estremità settentrionale dello Strangford Lough, nella townland di Town Parks, nell'omonima parrocchia civile e nella storica baronia di .Comber fa parte del distretto di Ards e North Down. È nota anche per l'omonimo marchio di whiskey irlandese, distillato nel 1953. Al censimento del 2011 la sua popolazione ammontava a 9078 abitanti. Deve il nome al fatto che si trova alla confluenza di due fiumi: il Glen River e l'Enler River.
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