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
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FireNorthern Ireland
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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.