10 Facts About Comber

1.

Comber is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland.

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2.

Comber had a population of 9,071 people in the 2011 Census.

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3.

In Comber's square stands the statue of Major General Rollo Gillespie.

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4.

Comber grew as a market town with many family-run and independent businesses, throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

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5.

The scheme encompassing High Street, The Square, Bridge Street, Bridge Street Link, Killinchy Street and Castle Street has reinvigorated Comber, creating a unique and uniform identity for the town centre.

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6.

Comber Greenway is a 7-mile traffic-free section of the National Cycle Network, along the old Belfast-Comber railway line.

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7.

Comber has a good public transport network with buses travelling to Belfast and Newtownards everyday on a frequent basis.

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8.

Ards Circuit through Comber was a motorsport street circuit used for RAC Tourist Trophy sports car races from 1928 until 1936.

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9.

One of Comber's finest sporting moments came on Christmas morning 1991 when local amateur football team Comber Rec.

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10.

Comber is the home of one of Ireland's oldest and most successful cricket clubs, North Down Cricket Club, which has played its home matches at The Green since 1857.

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