Ballynahinch, County Down

Ballynahinch
Irish: *Baile na hInse*
Scots: *Ba'nahinch^[1]*
Ballynahinch Irish: Baile na hInse; Scots: Ba'nahinch;
	Ballynahinch Market House (middle) and Credit Union (left)
	Location within County Down
Population	6,164 (2021 census)
District	Newry, Mourne and Down;
County	County Down;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BALLYNAHINCH
Postcode district	BT24
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Strangford;
NI Assembly	Strangford;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°23′42″N 5°53′10″W / 54.395°N 5.886°W

Ballynahinch (from Irish Baile na hInse, meaning 'settlement of the island/water-meadow')^[2] is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 6,164 people in the 2021 census.^[3]

Ballynahinch was traditionally a market town, and the market still takes place in the square every Thursday. The town lies on the main A24 road from Belfast to Clough, near Newcastle. Facilities in the town include a leisure centre. In recent years a regeneration committee has been formed for the development of the town and the surrounding Spa and Drumaness areas.

^ McDonald, Fiona. "Fae Cowie's Craig". Ulster-Scots Language Society. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
^ Place Names NI
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[1] McDonald, Fiona. "Fae Cowie's Craig". Ulster-Scots Language Society. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

[2] Place Names NI

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