Comber

Comber
Comber is located in County Down
Comber
Comber
Location within County Down
Population9,071 (2011 Census)
Irish grid referenceJ 45944 69241
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWTOWNARDS
Postcode districtBT23
Dialling code028
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54°33′01″N 5°44′43″W / 54.550278°N 5.745278°W / 54.550278; -5.745278

Comber (from Irish An Comar, meaning 'the confluence' /ˈkʌm(b)ər/, CUM-ber, locally cummer)[2][3] is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles (8 km) south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of Comber and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower.[3] Comber is part of the Ards and North Down Borough. It is also known for Comber Whiskey which was last distilled in 1953. A notable native was Thomas Andrews, the designer of the RMS Titanic and was among the many who went down with her. Comber had a population of 9,071 people in the 2011 Census.[4]

  1. ^ Official Report Monday 14 April 2008 Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  2. ^ McAughtry, Sam (27 December 1987). Down in the Free State. Gill and Macmillan. ISBN 9780717115228 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Comber". Place Names NI. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Comber Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Retrieved 7 August 2019.