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Newtownards (/ ˌ n juː t ən ˈ ɑːr d z /; Irish: Baile Nua na hArda [1]) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. It is in the civil parish of Newtownards and the historic baronies of Ards Lower and Castlereagh Lower. [4]
Stanley is a location in Scotland, but the Falkland town is named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby. Brenton Loch (inlet) and Loch Head Pond are also rare examples of the Scottish word "loch" being applied to bodies of water outside Europe.
Scrabo Tower overlooks Newtownards and the northern end of the Ards Peninsula.; Mount Stewart, an 18th-century house and garden owned by the National Trust near Greyabbey.It was the home of the Vane-Tempest-Stewart family, Marquesses of Londonderry.
Location: Newtownards, County Down Northern Ireland: Other information; Status: Disused: History; Original company: Belfast and County Down Railway: Pre-grouping: Belfast and County Down Railway: Post-grouping: Belfast and County Down Railway: Key dates; 6 May 1858: Station opens: 3 June 1861: Station relocated: 24 April 1950: Station closes
Newtownards is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Ards Lower and Castlereagh Lower. [1] Settlements.
The building was commissioned by Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry to be the centre of the market town, a role previously undertaken by Newtownards Priory. [2] It was designed by Ferdinando Stratford in a Grecian-Doric style and built of Scrabo stone between 1767 and 1771.
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Greyabbey or Grey Abbey is a small village, townland (of 208 acres) [4] and civil parish located on the eastern shores of Strangford Lough, on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 7 miles (11 km) south of Newtownards. Both townland and civil parish are situated in the historic barony of Ards Lower. [4]