Drumbeg

For the village in Scotland, see Drumbeg, Sutherland.

Drumbeg
Irish: An Droim Beag
St Patricks Church, Drumbeg
Population	727 (2001 Census)
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BT17
Dialling code	028
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down

Drumbeg (from Irish An Droim Beag, meaning "the little ridge")^[1] is a small village, townland (of 376 acres) and civil parish^[2] on the south bank of the River Lagan in County Down, Northern Ireland. The village is covered by the Lisburn City Council area and forms part of the suburban fringe of Belfast.

Places of interest

Of interest is the attractive Church of Ireland church (St. Patrick's) with its handsome lych-gate. The grave-yard attached to the church contains several interesting memorials.

2001 Census

Drumbeg is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 727 people living in Drumbeg. Of these:

18.4% were aged under 16 years and 23.8% were aged 60 and over
45.3% of the population were male and 54.8% were female
12.7% were from a Catholic background and 83.2% were from a Protestant background
0.9% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

Civil parish of Drumbeg

The civil parish covers areas in the historic baronies of Castlereagh Upper in County Down and Belfast Upper in County Antrim. It also contains the urban area of Dunmurry.^[2]

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:^[2]

Ballyaghlis
Ballyfinaghy
Ballygowan
Drumbeg
Dunmurry
Hillhall
Oldforge

References

↑ Placenames NI
1 2 3 "Drumbeg". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

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Coordinates: 54°32′3″N 5°59′7″W / 54.53417°N 5.98528°W / 54.53417; -5.98528

Places in County Down

List of places in County Down

Cities	Belfast (part) Lisburn (part) Newry (part)

Towns	Ballynahinch Banbridge Bangor Carryduff Comber Donaghadee Downpatrick Dromore Dundonald Holywood Kilkeel Newcastle Newtownards Warrenpoint

Villages and townlands	Annahilt Annalong Annsborough Ardglass Attical Aughnacloy Ballela Balloo Ballybannan Ballybeen Ballydargan Ballygowan Ballyhalbert Ballyhay Ballyholme Ballyhornan Ballykinler Ballylesson Ballylough Ballymacmaine Ballymartin Ballynagarrick Ballynahatty Ballynoe Ballyskeagh Ballywalter Benraw Blackskull Bleary Braniel Bryansford Burren Cabra Carnalea Carrowdore Castlewellan Clandeboye Cloghy Clough Conlig Corbet Corcreeny/Gibson's Hill Crawfordsburn Cregagh Crossgar Cultra Derryneill Dollingstown Donaghcloney Dromara Drumaness Drumbeg Drumbo Drumlough, Hillsborough Drumlough, Rathfriland Dundrum Dunnaval Edenderry Gamblestown Gilford Gilnahirk Gransha Greencastle Greyabbey Groomsport Helen's Bay Hillhall Hillsborough Hilltown Katesbridge Kilcoo Kilcooley Killinchy Killinure Killough Killowen Killyleagh Kinallen Kircubbin Lawrencetown Legacurry Legananny Leitrim Lenaderg Loughbrickland Loughinisland Lurganare Lurganville Magheraconluce Magheralin Mayobridge Maze Millisle Moira Moneyreagh Moneyslane Monteith Portaferry Portavogie Poyntzpass Rathfriland Ravernet Ringhaddy Rostrevor Saintfield Saul Scarva Seaforde Seahill Sheeptown Shrigley Spa Strangford Struell Tievenadarragh Tullylish Tullynakill Waringsford Waringstown Whiterock

Landforms	Ards Peninsula Burr Point Carlingford Lough Cloughmore Copeland Islands Cranfield Point Lecale peninsula Lough Island Reavy Mournes Slieve Croob Strangford Lough

Baronies	Ards Lower Ards Upper Castlereagh Lower Castlereagh Upper Dufferin Iveagh Lower Iveagh Upper Kinelarty Lecale Lower Lecale Upper Lordship of Newry Mourne

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