Scarva
Sign in to saveScarva ( meaning "shallow place, rough ford") is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is at the boundary with County Armagh, which is marked by the Newry Canal. In the 2001 census it had a population of 320.
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Place details
- Locality
- Scarva
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Scarva
- UK place.irish_name
- Scarbhach
- UK place.static_image_name
- St. Matthews (COI) Scarva - geograph.org.uk - 1342710.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Matthew's Church of Ireland, Scarva
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.population
- 320
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 Census)
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- J063436
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- CRAIGAVON
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- County Down
- Population
- +320
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- St. Matthews (COI) Scarva - geograph.org.uk - 1342710.jpg
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- County Down
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Scarva ( meaning "shallow place, rough ford") is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is at the boundary with County Armagh, which is marked by the Newry Canal. In the 2001 census it had a population of 320.
Scarva is home to the "Sham Fight" Pageant which is held on 13 July every year. The pageant attracts thousands of members of the Royal Black Preceptory, a group related to the Orange Order, who come to march and stage a theatrical (sham) re-enactment of the 1690 Battle of the Boyne.