What is "ballygowan"

Ballygowan is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the Borough of Ards. The town of Comber is a short distance to the north-east, the town of Saintfield to the south, and the city of Belfast a further distance to the north-west. It is situated in the townland of the same name, the civil parishes of Killinchy and Comber and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. Ballygowan is a busy commuter bypass and is said to border the 'Greater Belfast City District' providing excellent travelling distance to Belfast City Centre. Ballygowan is said to one of the most wealthy districts of County Down (based on household income), similar to that of North Down (Northern Ireland's most affluent borough). It had a population of 2,957 people in the 2011 Census.

Ballygowan may refer to:

Places in Northern Ireland:

• Ballygowan, County Down, a village in County Down
  • Ballygowan railway station, on the Belfast and County Down Railway
• Four other townlands in County Down, see List of townlands in County Down:
  • Ballygowan, Aghaderg, County Down
  • Ballygowan, Moira, County Down
    • Ballygowan Halt railway station on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Railway
  • Ballygowan, Drumbeg, County Down
  • Ballygowan, Kilkeel, County Down
• Ballygowan, County Antrim
• Ballygowan, County Tyrone, see List of townlands of County Tyrone

Places in the Republic of Ireland:

• Ballygowan, County Carlow, see List of townlands of County Carlow
• Ballygowan, County Galway, see List of townlands of County Galway
• Ballygowan, County Louth, see List of townlands of County Louth
• Ballygowan, County Mayo, see List of townlands of County Mayo
• In Kilkenny, see List of townlands of County Kilkenny
  • Ballygowan (Ponsonby)
  • Ballygowan (Reade)

Places in Scotland:

• Ballygowan, Kilmartin Glen, site of prehistoric cup-and-ring marks
• Cnoc Ballygowan, Isle of Arran

Other:

• Ballygowan water, mineral water brand
• Ballygowan, a horse which started the 1965 Grand National