Moira, County Down

Moira
Part of Main Street, Moira, August 2022
Moira is located in County Down
Moira
Location within County Down
Population4,591 (Census 2011)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCRAIGAVON
Postcode districtBT67
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down
54°28′48″N 6°13′55″W / 54.480°N 6.232°W / 54.480; -6.232

Moira (from Irish Maigh Rath, meaning 'plain of the streams or wheels')[1] is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is in the northwest of the county, near the border with counties Antrim and Armagh. The M1 motorway and Belfast–Dublin railway line are nearby. The population was 4,591 at the 2011 Census.[2]

  1. ^ Placenames NI - Moira
  2. ^ "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Moira Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Retrieved 25 July 2019.