Comber, County Down, Ireland

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Comber, County Down, Ireland is a small town in Northern Ireland known historically for its linen industry and as the birthplace of Titanic designer Thomas Andrews.

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Comber, County Down, Ireland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
country United Kingdom
distanceToBelfast about 8 miles
hasBarony Castlereagh Lower
Castlereagh Upper
hasCategory Civil parishes of County Down
Towns in County Down
hasCivilParish Comber civil parish
linked to: Comber
hasCounty County Down
hasDialCode +44 28
hasEconomicActivity commuter town for Belfast
hasHeritage Ulster-Scots cultural heritage
hasIrishName An Comar
hasLandmark Andrews Memorial Hall
Comber Square
First Comber Presbyterian Church
St Mary’s Parish Church, Comber
hasNearbyCity Belfast
hasNearbyTown Newtownards
hasNorthernIrelandAssemblyConstituency Strangford
hasNotablePerson Thomas Andrews
Thomas Andrews (shipbuilder)
hasParliamentaryConstituency Strangford
hasPopulationCharacteristic small town
hasPostcodeArea BT23
hasRailwayHistory formerly served by Belfast and County Down Railway
hasRegion Northern Ireland
hasSovereignState United Kingdom
historicalIndustry linen spinning
linen weaving
historicalProvince Ulster
industry linen
knownFor Comber potatoes
agriculture
birthplace of Thomas Andrews
linen industry
locatedEastOf Belfast
locatedIn County Down
Northern Ireland
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Ards and North Down Borough Council
locatedNear Strangford Lough
locatedOn Comber River
railwayStationStatus former railway station closed
timezone GMT
timezoneDST BST
transport A21 road NERFINISHED
A22 road NERFINISHED

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Thomas Andrews placeOfBirth Comber, County Down, Ireland