Ballygowan period, and subsequent to the introduction of the Belfast & County Down Railway in 1850, that the village began to grow. Ballygowan railway station opened on 10 September 1858, but finally closed on 16 January 1950. After the railway closed in 1950 the village became an attractive "dormitory" town and the ensuing 50 years have seen rapid growth. On Monday, 15 September 2014, the remains of The Baron Bannside (better known as The Rev. Ian Paisley) were buried in the graveyard attached to Ballygowan Free Presbyterian Church. Lord Bannside was a former First Minister of Northern Ireland and a former
Charles Allsopp, 6th Baron Hindlip 10 February 1999, was on the subject of "droit de suite". He was a Trustee of the Chatham Historic Dockyard between 1989 and 2000 and is a member of White's and Pratt's. In "Who's Who" his recreations are stated as "painting, shooting, skiing". Hindlip married Fiona Victoria Jean Atherley (1947–2014), a daughter of Hon. William Johnston McGowan, second son of Harry McGowan, 1st Baron McGowan, on 18 April 1968. They lived at Lydden House, Kings Stag, near Hazelbury Bryan, Dorset. They had four children together: Charles Allsopp, 6th Baron Hindlip Charles Henry Allsopp, 6th Baron Hindlip (born 5 August 1940)