Strangford

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Human settlement in Northern Ireland

Strangford

* Irish: Baile Loch Cuan[1]
* Scots: Strangfurd[2]

Location within County Down

Population| 474 (2001 Census)
Irish grid reference| H8396
District|

* Newry, Mourne and Down

County|

* County Down

Country| Northern Ireland
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| DOWNPATRICK
Postcode district| BT30
Dialling code| 028
UK Parliament|

* South Down

NI Assembly|

* South Down

List of places

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Down

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

Strangford (from Old Norse Strangr fjörðr, meaning "strong sea-inlet")[3][4] is a small village at the mouth of Strangford Lough, on the Lecale peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 475 at the 2001 Census.

On the other side of the lough is Portaferry on the Ards Peninsula, and there is a ferry service between the two villages.[5] The village has a small harbour, which is overlooked by rows of 19th-century cottages and a fine Georgian terrace.

## Places of interest

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* 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 consists of a 16th century tower house and an 18th century mansion built in two distinct architectural styles, Classical and Gothic, overlooking Strangford Lough. The property is owned by the National Trust. Castle Ward is one-and-one-half miles from Strangford.
* Audley's Castle is a 15th-century castle one mile northeast of Strangford, overlooking Strangford Lough.[6]
* Audleystown Court Tomb is a Neolithic dual court tomb almost two miles northwest of Strangford.[7]

## Gallery

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ "Baile Loch Cuan/Strangford". Logainm.ie.
2. ^ Jordan's Castle – Department of the Environment
3. ^ "Strangford, County Down". Place Names NI. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
4. ^ McKay, P (1999). A Dictionary of Ulster Placenames.
5. ^ "About the Ferry". Northern Ireland Roads Department. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
6. ^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 97–98.
7. ^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. p. 88.

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