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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 .
Scrabo Hill rises to a height of 540 feet (160 m) above mean sea level. The viewing platform or parapet walk of the tower, reached by climbing 122 steps, provides views over Strangford Lough and its islands, as well as the towns of Newtownards and Comber.
Newtownards, Northern Ireland: Height: 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] Position(s) Left-back: ... Doherty was born in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. [2] [4] Club career.
Height: 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) ... McClenaghan was born in Newtownards, County Down, to Tracy, a nursery school teacher, and Danny McClenaghan, a builder.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair Mayne, DSO & Three Bars (11 January 1915 – 14 December 1955), best known as Paddy Mayne or familiarly as Blair, was a British Army officer from Newtownards, capped for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions at rugby union, a solicitor, amateur boxer, and a founding member of the Special Air Service (SAS).
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.
Newtownards Aerodrome (ICAO: EGAD) is a local airfield in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, 8.5 NM (15.7 km; 9.8 mi) east [1] of Belfast.It offers light aircraft flights (operated by the Ulster Flying Club), helicopter flights (operated by HeliPower), microlight flights (operated by NI Microlights) and flight simulator training (by AlphaTech).
Bill Irwin; Personal information; Full name: William Irwin: Date of birth 23 July 1951 (age 73)Place of birth: Newtownards, Northern Ireland: Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Position(s)