Moira
Moira is a town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is in the northwest of the county, near the border with counties Antrim and Armagh. The M1 motorway and Belfast–Dublin railway line are nearby. The population was 4,879 at the 2021 census.- Town with about 4,100 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 230 feet (70 metres)
- …is also known as “Moira, County Down”
- Description: town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland
Places of Interest
Highlights include Moira railway station and Irish Baptist College.
Moira railway station
Railway station
Moira railway station serves Moira in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Irish Baptist College
College building
The Irish Baptist College is a Baptist theological college in Moira, Craigavon, Northern Ireland. Irish Baptist College is situated 1½ miles east of Moira.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maghaberry and Aghalee.
Maghaberry
Village
Maghaberry or Magaberry is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Maghaberry is situated 2½ miles northeast of Moira.
Aghalee
Village
Aghalee is a village, townland and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Aghalee is situated 3 miles northwest of Moira.
Waringstown
Village
Waringstown is a large village in County Down, Northern Ireland. Waringstown is situated 4 miles southwest of Moira.
Moira
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Latitude
54.47929° or 54° 28′ 46″ north
Longitude
-6.23017° or 6° 13′ 49″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB MOA
Open location code
9C6MFQH9+PW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Moira” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Moira”
- Bulgarian: “Мойра”
- Cebuano: “Moira”
- Dutch: “Moira”
- French: “Moira”
- German: “Moira”
- Irish: “Maigh Rath”
- Italian: “Moira (Down)”
- Italian: “Moira”
- Japanese: “モイラ”
- Malay: “Moira, Daerah Down”
- Malay: “Moira”
- Pali: “मोइरा, काउन्टी डाउन”
- Pali: “मोइरा”
- Persian: “مویرا، شهرستان داون”
- Persian: “مویرا”
- Russian: “Мойра”
- Spanish: “Moira”
- Swedish: “Moira, Nordirland”
- Swedish: “Moira”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moira Methodist Church and Moira Post Office.
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