The Drome

The Drome is a pitch in , . The Drome is situated nearby to the pitch , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Newtownards Airport and Movilla Abbey.

Aerodrome
Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtownards Aerodrome is a local airfield in , County Down, Northern Ireland, 8.5 NM east of . It offers light aircraft flights, helicopter flights, microlight flights and flight simulator training.

Church
Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
in , , , is believed to have been one of 's and 's most important monasteries. Movilla should not be confused with Moville in County Donegal. is situated 4,200 feet northeast of The Drome.

School
is a co-educational, controlled grammar school in , , . The school comprises two parts: the grammar school and the preparatory department. is situated 3,900 feet west of The Drome.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtownards and Comber.

Photo: Guliolopez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town at the head of Strangford Lough, historically in , with a population in 2021 of 29,600. The counties of Northern Ireland are no longer units of governance so since 2015 the town has been part of Ards and North Down "super-district".

Town
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles south of , at the northern end of . It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. is situated 3½ miles southwest of The Drome.

Suburb
is a housing estate owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive on the outskirts of , Northern Ireland. The residents of the area are predominantly Protestant, and the area has strong links with loyalism. is situated 4½ miles north of The Drome.

The Drome

Latitude
54.58606° or 54° 35′ 10″ north
Longitude
-5.685° or 5° 41′ 6″ west
Open location code
9C6PH8P8+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 110575262
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­pitch
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­soccer
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