Nobber

Nobber (Irish: an Obair, "the work") is a village in north County Meath, Ireland. It is on the NavanKingscourt road (R162), about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Navan. This places the village about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the M50 motorway, the orbital motorway of Dublin. The town of Kells is to the west and the town of Ardee to the east and the town of Kingscourt is to the north. Villages that border the parish are Kilmainhamwood, Moynalty and Kilbeg to the west, Castletown-Kilpatrick to the south and Drumconrath and Lobinstown to the east.

Nobber
Irish: An Obair
Village
Houses on the R162 at Nobber
Nobber
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53.821128°N 6.746678°W / 53.821128; -6.746678
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Meath
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Population
 (2016)
344
Irish Grid ReferenceN812880

The village of Nobber is built on the River Dee, the course of which was diverted around the village in the 19th century. A feature of the local geography is how the village is set within rolling hills called drumlins formed in the last glacial period.

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