Corbet (from Irish: An Carbad, meaning 'the jaw/boulder')[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)

Corbet Irish: An Carbad
Corbet Lough in 2009
Corbet Location within County Down
Population	107 (2011 Census)
District	Banbridge
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BT32
Dialling code	028 40
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54.20°N 6.12°W / 54.20; -6.12

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 Great Northern Railway

Corbet railway station was on the extensive Great Northern Railway (Ireland) system.

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.

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