Dromore, County Down

Dromore
Dromore Cathedral
Dromore is located in County Down
Dromore
Dromore
Location within County Down
Population6,395 (2021 census)
Irish grid referenceJ201533
• Belfast19 miles (31 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDromore
Postcode districtBT25
Dialling code028, +44 28
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
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54°24′54″N 6°08′56″W / 54.415°N 6.149°W / 54.415; -6.149

Dromore (from Irish Droim Mór, meaning 'large ridge')[1] is a small market town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies within the local government district of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon. It is 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Belfast, on the A1 Belfast–Dublin road. The 2011 census recorded a population of 6,395.[2]

The town's centre is Market Square, which has a rare set of stocks. It is in the old linen manufacturing district. Dromore has the remains of a castle and earthworks, although these have modern buildings surrounding them, a large motte and bailey or encampment (known locally as "the Mound"), and an earlier earthwork known as the Priest's Mount on the Maypole Hill.

  1. ^ "Droim Mór/Dromore". Logainm.ie.
  2. ^ "Settlement 2015". NISRA. Retrieved 15 October 2023.