Drumbo

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Village in County Down, Northern Ireland

title: "Drumbo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["civil-parish-of-drumbo", "townlands-of-county-down", "villages-in-county-down"] description: "Village in County Down, Northern Ireland" topic_path: "general/civil-parish-of-drumbo" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drumbo" 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"]

FieldValue
official_nameDrumbo
irish_nameDruim Bó
map_typeNorthern Ireland
label_positionnone
coordinates
population408
population_ref(2001 Census)
unitary_northern_irelandLisburn
lieutenancy_northern_irelandCounty Down
constituency_westminsterLagan Valley
constituency_ni_assemblyLagan Valley
countryNorthern Ireland
post_townLISBURN
postcode_areaBT
postcode_districtBT27
dial_code028
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|official_name= Drumbo |irish_name= Druim Bó |scots_name= |local_name= |static_image= |static_image_caption= |map_type= Northern Ireland |label_position= none |coordinates= |irish_grid_reference= |population= 408 |population_ref= (2001 Census) |unitary_northern_ireland=Lisburn |lieutenancy_northern_ireland=County Down |constituency_westminster=Lagan Valley |constituency_ni_assembly=Lagan Valley |country= Northern Ireland |historic_county= |post_town= LISBURN |postcode_area= BT |postcode_district= BT27 |dial_code= 028 |website= Drumbo () is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about 6 mi south of Belfast city centre, 3 mi east of Lisburn and 3 mi west of Carryduff. It is in the historic barony of Castlereagh Upper.

The townland has an area of 1274 acre. The 2001 Census recorded the village's population as 408.

The village is set on the edge of a ridge where the drumlin country of County Down starts to descend into the Lagan Valley. It is laid out around a junction of routes meeting at the front of the Presbyterian Church, which is a listed building. The current church building is beside the site of the medieval parish church, the foundations of which can be seen in the graveyard, as can the lower half of the truncated Drumbo round tower, a scheduled historic monument. The round tower was originally built here to take advantage of the panoramic views over the Lagan Valley. At the time of the tower's construction, these views would have been useful in spotting oncoming Viking raiders. The tower formed part of a monastery.

The area is designated in the DOE (NI) area development plan as an 'area of outstanding scenic amenity value'. The village lies on the southern edge of the Lagan Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, while the northern part of the townland lies within it.

A feature in the heart of the village is a wrought iron pump with a distinctive double wheel crank mounted at the junction. This forms the centre of the village adjacent to the presbyterian church, round tower and village hall. Directly opposite this pump is the building which was for many years the post office for the village. A short distance South of this a blacksmith's foundry operates. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Drumbo_Round_Tower_-geograph.org.uk-_841467.jpg" caption="Drumbo round tower"] ::

Civil parish of Drumbo

The civil parish includes the urban area of Carryduff.

Townlands

The civil parish includes the following townlands:

References

References

  1. link. (5 June 2012)
  2. "Drumbo".
  3. "Lagan Valley AONB".

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