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County Down is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. County Down is bordered by County Antrim to the north, the Irish Sea to the east, County Armagh to the west and County Louth in the Republic of Ireland across Carlingford Lough to the southwest. This list shows towns and cities in bold.
1885 map, with the county divided into baronies. During the 2nd century the region was home to the Voluntii tribe, according to Ptolemy. From the 400s–1177 County Down formed a central part of the kingdom of Ulaid. Ulaid was a frequent target of Viking raids in the eighth and ninth centuries, however fierce local resistance prevented the ...
The following is a list of townlands in County Down, Northern Ireland: [1 ... Tonaghmore, Town Parks, Town Parks of Donaghadee, Toy and Kirkland, Trasnagh Island, ...
In Ireland, Counties are divided into civil parishes which are sub-divided into townlands. The following is a list of civil parishes in County Down , Northern Ireland : [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Contents:
The county boroughs were in the major municipal population centres. The second tier consisted of urban districts, governed by urban district councils; some of the urban district retained a higher status of borough with a corporation. Below that were towns with town commissioners, administered under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act 1854.
The NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) defines a town as having a population of 4,500 or more. Settlements of 2,250 to 4,500 people are defined as intermediate settlements, villages are defined as having populations of 1,000 to 2,250 people and small villages and hamlets are defined as having less than 1,000 people (ref: Report of the Inter-Departmental Urban-Rural Definition Group ...
The townlands of Belfast are the oldest surviving land divisions in Belfast, Northern Ireland.The city is split between two traditional Counties by the River Lagan, with those townlands north of the river generally in County Antrim, while those on the southern bank are generally part of County Down.
The NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) defines a town as having a population of 4,500 or more people (ref: Report of the Inter-Departmental Urban-Rural Definition Group – Statistical Classification and Delineation of Settlements, February 2005]) See Also: List of towns in Northern Ireland and List of villages in Northern Ireland