Annsborough

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title: "Annsborough" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-county-down"] description: "Village in County Down, Northern Ireland" topic_path: "general/villages-in-county-down" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annsborough" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in County Down, Northern Ireland ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
official_name	Annsborough
irish_name	Baile Anna
coordinates
population	793
population_ref	(2021 census)
label_position	right
unitary_northern_ireland	Newry, Mourne and Down
country	Northern Ireland
lieutenancy_northern_ireland	County Down
static_image_name	Mill Hill, Annsborough, May 2010 (03).JPG
static_image_caption	Annsborough in May 2010
hide_services	yes
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| official_name = Annsborough | irish_name = Baile Anna | coordinates = | population = 793 | population_ref = (2021 census) | label_position = right | unitary_northern_ireland = Newry, Mourne and Down | country = Northern Ireland | lieutenancy_northern_ireland = County Down | website = | static_image_name = Mill Hill, Annsborough, May 2010 (03).JPG | static_image_caption = Annsborough in May 2010 | hide_services= yes Annsborough is a village in County Down which is one of the main residential areas in Castlewellan, Northern Ireland. It is situated on the A25 road between Downpatrick and Newry, about 0.8 kilometres to the east of Castlewellan and 17 kilometres to the south west of Downpatrick. It had a population of 793 in the 2021 census. The village is situated within the Mourne Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

History

Annsborough Primary School first opened in 1835, making it one of the oldest functional schools in the country. The school officially became integrated in 1997.

Culture

The village is the home of the Annsborough Pipe Band. The band, which has competed at Grade 3A of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, won World Championships titles in 2004, 2005 and 2015. The band's drum corps was also crowned World Champions in 2007 and 2015.

Demography

Annsborough is classified as a small village or hamlet by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population of less than 1,000). On census day in 2001, 29 April 2001, there were 593 people living in Annsborough. Of these:

• 29.4% were aged under 16 years and 13.6% were aged 60 and over
• 48.7% of the population were male and 51.3% were female
• 93.6% were from a Catholic background and 5.1% were from a Protestant background
• 5.8% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed

References

References

1. "Baile Anna / Annsborough". Placenames Database of Ireland.
2. "Annsborough (Northern Ireland)".
3. "Annsborough Pipe Band". annsboroughpipeband.com.
4. "Area Profile of Annsborough - Based on 2001 Census". NI Neighbourhood Information Service.

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