Dundrum, County Down

Dundrum
Dundrum is located in County Down
Dundrum
Location within County Down
Population1,555 (2011 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWCASTLE
Postcode districtBT33
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down
54°15′N 5°51′W / 54.25°N 5.85°W / 54.25; -5.85

Dundrum (from Irish Dún Droma, meaning 'fort of the ridge')[1][2] is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is beside Dundrum Bay, about 4 miles outside Newcastle on the A2 road. The village is best known for its ruined Norman castle. It had a population of 1,555 people at the 2011 Census.[3]

  1. ^ "Placenames NI". Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. ^ "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Dundrum Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Retrieved 8 June 2021. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.