Listooder

Listooder
Looking down on Listooder
Listooder is located in County Down
Listooder
Location within County Down
Population31 (2011 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDOWNPATRICK
Postcode districtBT30
Dialling code028
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54°24′26″N 5°48′33″W / 54.4071°N 5.8092°W / 54.4071; -5.8092

Listooder is a hamlet and townland situated outside Crossgar towards both Ballynahinch and Saintfield in County Down, Northern Ireland. Listooder derives its name from the Irish word Lios an tSúdaire meaning "fort of the leather tanner" or "ring-fort".[1] From the mid 19th century, the hamlet was known as the Cock, while the townland which centres around the fort was called Listooder.

The hamlet has a small working farm, a missionary hall, an Orange Lodge, and a Non-Subscribing Presbyterian church. During the 19th and 20th centuries, Listooder also had a shop, public house, and a primary school. Housing has extended from the crossroads (postbox) towards Saintfield in recent decades. According to the 2011 census, there were then nine houses and 31 people living in Listooder.

  1. ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Loganin. Retrieved 10 February 2014.