Corbet Explained

Official Name:	Corbet
Irish Name:	An Carbad
Static Image:	Boats on the Corbet Lough near Banbridge - geograph.org.uk - 1400592.jpg
Static Image Caption:	Corbet Lough in 2009
Map Type:	Northern Ireland
Coordinates:	54.2°N -6.12°W
Population:	107
Population Ref:	(2011 Census)
Country:	Northern Ireland
Postcode Area:	BT
Postcode District:	BT32
Dial Code:	028
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Corbet ^[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 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.

Web site: Corbet. Place Names NI. 30 April 2015. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234200/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=11681. dead.
Web site: Corbet. IreAtlas Townlands Database. 30 April 2015.
Web site: Corbet. Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. 30 April 2015.
Web site: Banbridge Angling Club - Corbet Lough. Discover Northern Ireland. 30 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150420004624/http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Banbridge-Angling-Club-Corbet-Lough-Corbet-Banbridge-P10971. 20 April 2015. dead.
Web site: Corbet station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2012-05-06.