Royal Hillsborough (Irish: Cromghlinn, meaning 'Crooked Glen'[2]), more commonly known simply as Hillsborough, is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland, 19 km (12 mi) from the city of Belfast.

[3] It was named after English army officer Sir Moses Hill,[3] and his son Sir Arthur Hill, who built Hillsborough Fort in 1650 to command the road from Dublin to Carrickfergus.

[3] A prominent memorial to The 3rd Marquess of Downshire (1788–1845)—closely resembling Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London—stands to the south of the village and is visible throughout much of the surrounding area.

In 2007, Hillsborough won 3rd place in the annual Ulster in Bloom competition in the large village category.

The station closed on 30 April 1956 under the auspices of the Great Northern Railway Board.