Ards Lower (named after the former barony of Ards), alternatively known as North Ards, is a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland.[2] It lies on the northern half of the Ards Peninsula in the north-east of the county, with the Irish Sea to its east and Strangford Lough to its south-west. It is bordered by two other baronies: Ards Upper to the south; and Castlereagh Lower to the west.[2]
Ards Lower
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 Location of Ards Lower, County Down, Northern Ireland. | |
| Coordinates: 54°35′54.89″N 5°36′17.10″W / 54.5985806°N 5.6047500°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Down |
The barony of Ards Lower was created in 1851 when the barony of Ards was split into two, the other part being Ards Upper.[3]
List of settlements
editBelow is a list of settlements in Ards Lower:[1][4]
Towns
edit- Bangor (also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)
- Donaghadee
- Newtownards (also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)
Villages
editPopulation centres
edit- Clandeboye (split with the barony of Castlereagh Lower)
- Kilcooley
List of civil parishes
editBelow is a list of civil parishes in Ards Lower:[1][5][4]
- Bangor (also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)
- Donaghadee
- Greyabbey
- Newtownards (also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)
References
edit- ^ a b c Logainm - Ards Lower
- ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ^ Database of Irish Historical Statistics - Literacy Notes
- ^ a b "Ards Lower". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ PRONI Civil Parishes of County Down