Warrenpoint
Sign in to saveWarrenpoint is a small port town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the head of Carlingford Lough, south of Newry, and is separated from the Republic of Ireland by a narrow strait. The town is beside the village of Rostrevor and is overlooked by the Mournes and Cooley Mountains. Warrenpoint sprang up within the townland of Ringmackilroy (), and is locally nicknamed "The Point", which also represents the town's full name in Irish, An Pointe.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Warrenpoint
- UK place.irish_name
- An Pointe / Pointe an Bháirínigh
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Clockwise from top left Town from Slieve Martin, Elk at town entrance, Public Baths at Seaview, Warrenpoint from Flagstaff, Warrenpoint Port, Old Narrow Water Castle
- UK place.map_type
- Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- none
- UK place.population
- 9,091
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- J145180
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- NEWRY
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT34
- UK place.dial_code
- 028
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South Down
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
- South Down
- UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
- County Down
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Places of interest
- Education
- Transport
- Demography
- 2021 Census
- 2011 Census
- Notable people
- Civil parish of Warrenpoint
- See also
- References
- External links
Warrenpoint is a small port town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the head of Carlingford Lough, south of Newry, and is separated from the Republic of Ireland by a narrow strait. The town is beside the village of Rostrevor and is overlooked by the Mournes and Cooley Mountains. Warrenpoint sprang up within the townland of Ringmackilroy (), and is locally nicknamed "The Point", which also represents the town's full name in Irish, An Pointe.
Warrenpoint is known for its scenic location, the Maiden of Mourne festival, the Blues on the Bay music festival, the passenger ferry service between Warrenpoint and Omeath and the nearby Narrow Water Castle. Warrenpoint Port is second in terms of tonnage handled by ports in Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,091 at the 2021 Census.