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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]
The Newtownards Chronicle, (formally The Newtownards Chronicle & Co. Down Observer) established in 1873, is a local weekly newspaper based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, serving the communities of Ards, Ards peninsula, Comber, Dundonald and the Greater Ards area. It is published on Thursdays.
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]
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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
Montgomery settled at Newtownards and soon established a trade route between Donaghadee in Ireland and Portpatrick in Scotland. In 1613, Montgomery, along with Hamilton, represented the settlement to the Irish House of Commons. At Donaghadee, he built a large stone quay to accommodate vessels ferrying between Scotland and Ireland from 1616 ...
Scrabo Tower is a 135 feet (41 m) high 19th-century lookout tower or folly that stands on Scrabo Hill near Newtownards in County Down, Northern Ireland.It provides wide views and is a landmark that can be seen from afar.
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.