Strangford

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Coordinates: 54°22′14″N 5°33′20″W / 54.37065°N 5.55547°W / 54.37065; -5.55547

Strangford
Scots: Strangfurd[1]
Irish: Baile Loch Cuan[2]
The Square, Strangford, June 2011 (01).JPG
Strangford is located in Northern Ireland

 Strangford shown within Northern Ireland
Population 474 (2001 Census)
Irish grid reference H8396
District Down
County County Down
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BT30
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK Parliament South Down
NI Assembly South Down
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Down

Strangford (from Old Norse: Strangr-fjǫrðr meaning "strong fjord") is a small village at the mouth of Strangford Lough in County Down, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 475 people at the 2001 Census.

On the other side of the lough is Portaferry and there is a ferry service between the two villages. The village has a small harbour, which is overlooked by rows of 19th-century cottages and a fine Georgian terrace.

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[edit] History

In 1637 the Surveyor General of Customs issued a report compiled from accounts of customs due from each port and their "subsidiary creeks". Of the Ulster ports on the list, Carrickfergus was first, followed by Bangor, Donaghadee and Strangford.[3]

Despite having the same name, the village (and the wider ward of Strangford) is not in the Strangford parliamentary constituency or Assembly constituency, instead being in the South Down parliamentary constituency and Assembly constituency.

[edit] The Troubles

Main article: The Troubles in Strangford

[edit] Places of interest

  • Strangford Castle, near the harbour in Strangford, is a 16th-century tower house with a drop hole at roof level to defend the door.
  • Castle Ward is an intriguing mansion built in 1760 in two distinct architectural styles, Classical and Gothic, overlooking Strangford Lough. The property is owned by the National Trust. Castleward is seven miles from Downpatrick and one-and-one-half miles from Strangford.
  • Audley's Castle is a 15th-century castle one mile (1.6 km) northeast of Strangford, on a rocky height overlooking Strangford Lough, grid ref: J5781 5058.[4]
  • Audleystown Court Cairn is a dual court grave near the south shore of Strangford Lough, north-west of Castle Ward, 1.75 miles from Strangford, at grid ref: 562 504).[5]

[edit] Gallery

  • Houses in Strangford, August 2009

  • Strangford, August 2009

  • Strangford Ferry terminal, August 2009

  • Strangford Castle, August 2009

  • Houses in Strangford, August 2009

  • Strangford Ferry approaching Strangford slipway, August 2009

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Jordan's Castle – Department of the Environment
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. ^ O'Sullivan, Aidan & Breen, Colin (2007). Maritime Ireland — An Archaeology of Coastal Communities. Stroud: Tempus. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-7524-2509-2. 
  4. ^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 97–98. 
  5. ^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. p. 88. 

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