Ravara (from Irish Ráth Bhearach 'fort of heifers')[1] is a rural townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.
It is situated in the civil parish of Killinchy and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower, located just south of Ballygowan.
[3] On Census Day (Sunday 31 March 1901) the population of Ravara was 269 from 63 households.
On Census Day (1 May 1911) the population of Ravara was 331 from 70 households(excluding 4 uninhabited houses).
The church building is located just 0.5 miles south of Ballygowan along the Saintfield Road(A21).