Ballydugan
Ward in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.304, -5.81 |
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| Dialling code: | 02844 (Downpatrick) |
Ballydugan is a small ward on the outskirts of Newry, within the Newry, Mourne and Down district of Northern Ireland. The landscape is a mix of suburban housing and working farmland set among the drumlin hills typical of the area, with distant views towards the Mourne Mountains and the Ring of Gullion. It enjoys good road links into Newry and across the border into County Louth, so many residents commute for work while enjoying a more rural setting.
Historically the locality grew out of agriculture and the small trades that supported nearby towns, and it shares in the wider area's industrial and linen-linked past. Community life tends to be local and active, centred on churches, clubs and sports teams, with small businesses and services clustered toward Newry providing most employment - giving Ballydugan a quiet, community-focused character with a mix of long-standing families and newer residents.
Postcode districts covering Ballydugan
Most populated places nearby
- Banbridge East 16.7 miles
- Banbridge South 18.9 miles
- Banbridge West 19.3 miles
- Dundonald 20.7 miles
- Holywood 22.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dundrum Ward 3.1 miles
- Cathedral Ward 3.7 miles
- Knocknashinna Ward 4.8 miles
- Quoile Ward 5 miles
- Drumaness Ward 5.4 miles
- Lecale Ward 6.1 miles
- Murlough Ward 6.2 miles
- Castlewellan Ward 6.5 miles
- Crossgar and Killyleagh Ward 7.5 miles
- Ballyward Ward 7.6 miles
- Ballynahinch Ward 7.7 miles
- Donard Ward 7.9 miles
Example postcodes in Ballydugan
BT30 8DB, BT24 8LY, BT30 8PS, BT30 8DH, BT30 8HU, BT30 8QF, BT30 8DD, BT30 8JE, BT30 8HP … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 21.8 miles
- Belfast International Airport 29.4 miles
- Ballynahinch Junction 7.8 miles
- Mullafernaghan Station 16.9 miles
Hotels near Ballydugan Ad
- Denvir's of Downpatrick 4.1 miles
- Slieve Donard 5 6.8 miles
- Dundrum Inn 3.5 miles
- Burrendale Hotel Country Club & Spa 4 6.3 miles
- FURTHER.SPACE at Kinelarty 5.3 miles
- Drumee Lodge 2 5.8 miles
- Bambi's Hideaway 2 5.8 miles
- Avoca Hotel 7.5 miles
- Enniskeen Country House Hotel 3 7.1 miles
- The Donard 7 miles
Schools in Ballydugan
- St Joseph's Primary School Primary
- St Macartan's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Seaforde House Estate 1.8 miles
- Downpatrick Racecourse Recreation 3.4 miles
- Tyrella House Estate 3.6 miles
- Ballywillwill House Estate 4.5 miles
- Montalto House Estate 6.6 miles
- Delamont House Estate 7.8 miles
- Killough Harbour Harbour 7.8 miles
- Ardglass Marina Marina 8.7 miles
- Castleward House Estate 10.1 miles
- Saintfield House Estate 11.3 miles
- Florida Manor Estate 11.9 miles
- Cabragh House Estate 12 miles