Corbet
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Corbet Lough in 2009 |
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Corbet shown within County Down | |
Population | 107 (2011 Census) |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | BT32 |
Dialling code | 028 40 |
EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
Corbet (from Irish: An Carbad, meaning "the jaw/boulder") is a small village and townland (of 618 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland, 5km east of Banbridge. It is situated in the civil parish of Magherally and the historic barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. It lies within the Banbridge District. It had a population of 107 people (39 households) in the 2011 Census. (2001 Census: 95 people)
Corbet railway station was on the extensive Great Northern Railway (Ireland) system.
The station was opened on 1 March 1880.
The station closed on 2 May 1955. This action took place under the Ulster Transport Authority, cutting Newcastle, County Down from the rail network.