Ballygowan
Ballygowan
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Location within County Down | |
Area | 0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2) |
Population | 3,138 (2021 Census) |
• Density | 8,258/sq mi (3,188/km2) |
Irish grid reference | J4308063725 |
• Belfast | 8.7 mi (14.0 km) |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWTOWNARDS |
Postcode district | BT23 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Website | http://www.ballygowan.info |
Ballygowan (from
History
Before the early 17th century
In the late 18th century the village comprised a bridge (over the River Blackwater at the intersection of the Comber/Saintfield and
From the mid-19th century through the early 20th century the population of the rural area surrounding Ballygowan declined considerably as many people emigrated to
On Monday, 15 September 2014, the remains of
Demography
2001 Census
In the 2001 Census Ballygowan had a population of 2671 people.
2011 Census
On Census Day (27 March 2011) the usually resident population of Ballygowan Ward was 2,957 (1,077 households).[3]
- 21.39% were aged under 16 years and 12.27% were aged 65 and over;
- 49.40% of the usually resident population were male and 50.60% were female, and 40 years was the average (median) age of the population.
- 99.09% were from the white (including Irish Traveller) ethnic group;
- 11.22% belong to or were brought up Catholic and
- 80.19% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)'denominations ;
- 75.81% indicated that they had a British national identity, 7.12% had an Irish national identity and 33.69% had a Northern Irish national identity (Respondents could indicate more than one national identity)
Education
Primary
Ballygowan has one primary school locally, seen at the top of the table below. Other schools are nearby.
School Name | Location | Distance outside |
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Alexander Dickson PS | Ballygowan | 0 mi (0 km) |
Carrickmannon PS | Ballygowan | 1 mi (1.6 km) |
Moneyrea PS | Moneyreagh | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
Millennium Integrated PS | Saintfield | 3.7 mi (6 km) |
Secondary
Ballygowan does not have any secondary schools locally, but those nearby (<10 mi (16 km) away) are seen in the table below;
School Name | Location | Distance outside | Notes |
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Saintfield High School | Saintfield | 3 mi (4.8km) | Accessible via public bus route 5b on weekday mornings |
Lagan College | Castlereagh | 6 mi (9.7 km) | N/A |
Grosvenor Grammar School | Castlereagh | 7 mi (11.3 km) | Accessible via public bus route 12/512 |
All 3 schools offer a direct route ran by Translink, to and from each school.
Bus Services
Ballygowan has a bus depot connecting Ballygowan to Belfast, Comber, Newtownards and Darragh Cross.
Route | Primary Destination | Other Destinations | Notes |
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12/512 | Belfast City Centre | Darragh Cross, Moneyreagh, Crossnacreevy, Roselawn, Castlereagh, Lanyon Place | |
5b | Newtownards | Comber |
These routes are run by Translink Ulsterbus. The Belfast route uses improved Urby buses run along this route, which include leather seats, free WiFi and USB Charging Ports.
Railways
The
The station closed on 15 January 1950 along with the rest of the Belfast and County Down Railway line, by which time it had been taken over by the Ulster Transport Authority.
See also
- List of villages in Northern Ireland
- List of towns in Northern Ireland
References
- ^ a b Experience ArcGIS
- ^ "Ballygowan". Placenames database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ a b "NISRA Census 2021". Census 2021 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Ballygowan station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
- ^ http://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Ballygowan@Exact match of location name: @Exact Match Of Location Name: Ballygowan@4?