Whiterock, County Down

Village in County Down, Northern Ireland

"Whiterock" redirects here. For White Rock(s), see White Rock.

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

Whiterock

Whiterock

Whiterock

Location within County Down

Population| 351 (2001 Census)
District|

* Ards and North Down Borough

County|

* County Down

Country| Northern Ireland
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Postcode district| BT23
Dialling code| 028
NI Assembly|

* Strangford

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54°28′52″N 5°39′00″W﻿ / ﻿54.481°N 5.650°W﻿ / 54.481; -5.650

Whiterock is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Killinakin, in the civil parish of Killinchy and historic barony of Dufferin, on the western shore of Strangford Lough, near to the village of Killinchy.[1] It is in the Ards and North Down Borough. It had a population of 355 people (141 households) in the 2011 Census.[2] (2001 Census: 351 people)

Whiterock is home to two yacht clubs: Strangford Lough Yacht Club and 1.5 km to the north, Down Cruising Club.[3] The latter is based in a moored former lightship, the Petrel, acquired in 1968. The lightship had been built by the Dublin Dockyard Company in 1915 for the Commissioners of Irish Lights and since registered as a National Historic Ship UK.[4][5]

Between the two yacht clubs is Sketrick Castle, a 15th-century tower house on Sketrick Island, now in ruins. To the south of Whiterock is Ballymorran Bay.[3]

## See also

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* List of villages in Northern Ireland

## References

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1. ^ Ordnance Survey Ireland: Online map viewer (choose "historic" to see townland boundaries)
2. ^ "Whiterock". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
3. ^ a b Sandford, Ernest (1976). Discover Northern Ireland. NI Tourist Board. p. 198\. ISBN 0 9500222 7 6.
4. ^ "Down Cruising Club". Down Cruising Club. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
5. ^ "Light Ship Petrel". National Historic Ships UK. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

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Places in County Down

List of places in County Down

Cities|

* Bangor
* Belfast (part)
* Lisburn (part)
* Newry (part)

Towns|

* Ballynahinch
* Banbridge
* Carryduff
* Comber
* Donaghadee
* Downpatrick
* Dromore
* Dundonald
* Holywood
* Kilkeel
* Newcastle
* Newtownards
* Warrenpoint

Villages
and townlands|

* Annahilt
* Annalong
* Annsborough
* Ardglass
* Attical
* Aughnacloy
* Ballela
* Balloo
* Ballybannan
* Ballydargan
* Ballygowan
* Ballyhalbert
* Ballyhay
* Ballyholme
* Ballyhornan
* Ballykinler
* Ballylesson
* Ballylough
* Ballymacmaine
* Ballymartin
* Ballynagarrick
* Ballynahatty
* Ballynoe
* Ballyskeagh
* Ballywalter
* Benraw
* Blackskull
* Bleary
* Braniel
* Bryansford
* Burren
* Cabra
* Carnalea
* Carrowdore
* Castlewellan
* Clandeboye
* Cloghy
* Clough
* Conlig
* Corbet
* Crawfordsburn
* Cregagh
* Crossgar
* Cultra
* Derryneill
* Dollingstown
* Donaghcloney
* Dromara
* Drumaness
* Drumbeg
* Drumbo
* Drumlough, Hillsborough
* Drumlough, Rathfriland
* Dundrum
* Dunnaval
* Edenderry
* Gamblestown
* Gilford
* Gilnahirk
* Gransha
* Greencastle
* Greyabbey
* Groomsport
* Helen's Bay
* Hillhall
* Hillsborough
* Hilltown
* Katesbridge
* Kilcoo
* Kilcooley
* Killinchy
* Killinure
* Killough
* Killowen
* Killyleagh
* Kinallen
* Kircubbin
* Lawrencetown
* Legacurry
* Legananny
* Leitrim
* Lenaderg
* Loughbrickland
* Loughinisland
* Lurganare
* Lurganville
* Magheraconluce
* Magheralin
* Mayobridge
* Maze
* Millisle
* Moira
* Moneyreagh
* Moneyslane
* Monteith
* Newtownbreda
* Portaferry
* Portavogie
* Poyntzpass
* Rathfriland
* Ravernet
* Ringhaddy
* Rostrevor
* Saintfield
* Saul
* Scarva
* Seaforde
* Seahill
* Sheeptown
* Shrigley
* Spa
* Strangford
* Struell
* Tievenadarragh
* Tullylish
* Tullynakill
* Waringsford
* Waringstown
* Whiterock

Landforms|

* Ards Peninsula
* Burr Point
* Carlingford Lough
* Cloughmore
* Copeland Islands
* Cranfield Point
* Lecale peninsula
* Lough Island Reavy
* Mournes
* St. John's Point
* Slieve Croob
* Strangford Lough
Islands of County Down

Baronies|

* Ards Lower
* Ards Upper
* Castlereagh Lower
* Castlereagh Upper
* Dufferin
* Iveagh Lower
* Iveagh Upper
* Kinelarty
* Lecale Lower
* Lecale Upper
* Lordship of Newry
* Mourne

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