For people named Corbet, see Corbet (surname).

Corbet (from Irish An Carbad, meaning 'the jaw/boulder')[1] is a small village and townland (of 618 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland, 5 km east of Banbridge. It is situated in the civil parish of Magherally and the historic barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half.[2] It lies within the Banbridge District. It had a population of 107 people (39 households) in the 2011 Census.[3] (2001 Census: 95 people)

Places of interest

  • Corbet Lough is a reservoir and important angling lake with the 70 acre trout fishery controlled by Banbridge Angling Club. Facilities at the Lough include a boating dock and jetty and numerous fishing stands.[4]
  • The River Bann also flows nearby.

The Great Northern Railway

Corbet railway station was on the extensive Great Northern Railway (Ireland) system.

The station was opened on 1 March 1880.[5]

The station closed on 2 May 1955. This action took place under the Ulster Transport Authority, cutting Newcastle, County Down from the rail network.

References

  1. ^ "Corbet". Place Names NI. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Corbet". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Corbet". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Banbridge Angling Club - Corbet Lough". Discover Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Corbet station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.