Carnalea

Carnalea
Near West Church in the centre of Carnalea
Carnalea
Location within County Down
Population778 (2001)
Irish grid referenceJ479820
• Belfast11 miles
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBANGOR
Postcode districtBT19
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly

Carnalea (/kɑːrnəˈli/; from Irish Carnan Lao 'small mound of the calves') is a townland west of Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. It consists of the Killaire area, Station Road area and Seymour area and falls under the control of Ards and North Down Borough Council and within the Bangor West electoral boundary. Carnalea is bordered by Belfast Lough to the North, Crawfordsburn to the immediate West, Wandsworth and Springhill/Rathmore to the immediate South, and Bryansburn to the East, which then leads into Bangor town centre. The area has seen relatively increased development in recent years, including with the creation of several housing developments.

Station Road, off the Crawfordsburn Road, is the central area of Carnalea and leads to Carnalea railway station, Carnalea Golf Club, the North Down coastal path and a private road of modern dwellings in the grounds of a former manor. The Carnalea Residents Association, in conjunction with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), has implemented a Neighbourhood Watch scheme in the area.