Tobermore
Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tobermore (locally [ˌtʌbərˈmoːr]), from Irish An Tobar Mór, meaning 'the great well'[1]) is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland named after the townland of Tobermore.[2] The village, which has a predominantly Protestant population, lies 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-south-west of Maghera and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-west of Magherafelt. Tobermore is within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan and is part of Mid-Ulster District. It was also part of the former barony of Loughinsholin.
Tobermore
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The village centre | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 578 (2001 Census) |
Irish grid reference | H8396 |
• Belfast | 34 mi (55 km) |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MAGHERAFELT |
Postcode district | BT45 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
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Tobermore has won the Best Kept Small Village award four times and the Best Kept Large Village award in 1986.[3] In September 2011, Tobermore won the Translink Ulster in Bloom village category for the third year in a row.[4][5][6]