Tobermore

For the townland of Tobermore, see Tobermore (townland).

Tobermore
The village centre
Tobermore is located in Northern Ireland
Tobermore
Tobermore
Location within Northern Ireland
Population578 (2001 Census)
Irish grid referenceH8396
• Belfast34 mi (55 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMAGHERAFELT
Postcode districtBT45
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
County Londonderry
54°48′40″N 6°42′25″W / 54.811°N 6.707°W / 54.811; -6.707

Tobermore (locally [ˌtʌbərˈmoːr]), from Irish An Tobar Mór, meaning 'the great well'[1]) is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland named after the townland of Tobermore.[2] The village, which has a predominantly Protestant population, lies 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-south-west of Maghera and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) 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.[3] In September 2011, Tobermore won the Translink Ulster in Bloom village category for the third year in a row.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "An Tobar Mór/Tobermore". logainm.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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