Ballywalter

Ballywalter
Location within County Down
Population2,027 (2011 census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWTOWNARDS
Postcode districtBT22
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly

Ballywalter (from Irish Baile 'homestead' and Walter) is a village or townland (of 437 acres or 177 hectares) and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the east (Irish Sea) coast of the Ards Peninsula between Donaghadee and Ballyhalbert. Ballywalter was formerly known as Whitkirk as far back as the 12th century. It had a population of 2,027 people in the 2011 census.