Corbet


Corbet is a small village and townland 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. It lies within the Banbridge District. It had a population of 107 people in the 2011 Census.

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.
  • The River Bann also flows nearby.

    The Great Northern Railway

was on the extensive Great Northern Railway system.
The station was opened on 1 March 1880.
The station closed on 2 May 1955. This action took place under the Ulster Transport Authority, cutting Newcastle, County Down from the rail network.