Tobermore
Sign in to saveTobermore (), ) is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, named after the townland of Tobermore. The village, which has a predominantly Protestant population, lies south-south-west of Maghera and north-west of Magherafelt. Tobermore is within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan and is part of Mid-Ulster District. It was also part of the former barony of Loughinsholin.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tobermore
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Tobermore
- UK place.irish_name
- An Tobar Mór
- UK place.static_image_name
- Tobermore.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The village centre
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.belfast_distance_mi
- 34
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Mid-Ulster
- UK place.population
- 713
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- H8396
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- MAGHERAFELT
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Northern Ireland
- Population
- +578
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Tobermore.jpg
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- P7959
- County Londonderry
- P8168
- Stargate Atlantis
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Article
29 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Topography
- History
- Origins
- Pre-modern history
- Fortwilliam Hill
- Kilcronaghan parish church
- Presbyterian congregation
- Volunteers and yeomanry
- Non-payment of rents
- Orange and Temperance Hall
- Modern history
- Home Rule
- World War I
- Anglo-Irish War
- Victory Day
- The Troubles
- 21st century
- Local culture
- Local bands
- Parades
- Masonic order
- Politics
- Demography
- Notable people
- Education
- Sport
- See also
- References
Tobermore (), ) is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, named after the townland of Tobermore. The village, which has a predominantly Protestant population, lies south-south-west of Maghera and north-west of Magherafelt. Tobermore is within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan and is part of Mid-Ulster District. It was also part of the former barony of Loughinsholin.
Tobermore has won the Best Kept Small Village award four times and the Best Kept Large Village award in 1986. In September 2011, Tobermore won the Translink Ulster in Bloom village category for the third year in a row.