Crossgar

Crossgar
Crossgar is located in County Down
Crossgar
Location within County Down
Population1,997 (2021 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDOWNPATRICK
Postcode districtBT30
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
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54°23′53″N 5°45′53″W / 54.3981°N 5.7647°W / 54.3981; -5.7647

Crossgar (from Irish an Chrois Ghearr 'the short cross')[1][2] is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about 15 miles (24 km) south of Belfast – between Saintfield and Downpatrick. Crossgar had a population 1,997 people in the 2021 UK Census.

  1. ^ Placenames NI Archived 2012-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "An Chrois Ghearr/Crossgar". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 18 November 2017.

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