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'''Strangford''' (from [[Old Norse]] ''Strangr fjörðr'', meaning "strong sea-inlet")<ref>{{cite web |title=Strangford, County Down |url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=12555 |website=Place Names NI |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=McKay |first1=P |title=A Dictionary of Ulster Placenames |date=1999}}</ref> 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 [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]].

On the other side of the [[loch|lough]] is [[Portaferry]] on the [[Ards Peninsula]], and there is a [[Portaferry–Strangford ferry|ferry service between the two villages]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.roadsni.gov.uk/index/strangfordferry/strangfordferry-about.htm| title=About the Ferry| publisher=Northern Ireland Roads Department| access-date=13 September 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207232416/http://www.roadsni.gov.uk/index/strangfordferry/strangfordferry-about.htm| archive-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> The village has a small [[harbor|harbour]], which is overlooked by rows of 19th-century cottages and a fine Georgian terrace.

==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]] consists of a 16th century tower house and an 18th century [[mansion]] built in two distinct architectural styles, [[Classical architecture|Classical]] and [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]], overlooking Strangford Lough. The property is owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|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.<ref>{{cite book | last=Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland| year=1983 |title=Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland | publisher=HMSO | location=Belfast | pages=97&ndash;98}}</ref>
*[[Audleystown Court Tomb]] is a [[Neolithic]] dual [[Court cairn|court tomb]] almost two miles northwest of Strangford.<ref>{{cite book | last=Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland| year=1983 |title=Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland | publisher=HMSO | location=Belfast | page=88}}</ref>

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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Strangford (01), August 2009.JPG|Houses in Strangford, August 2009
Image:Strangford (07), August 2009.JPG|Strangford, August 2009
Image:Strangford Ferry Terminal (13), August 2009.JPG|Strangford Ferry terminal, August 2009
Image:Strangford Castle (01), August 2009.JPG|Strangford Castle, August 2009
Image:Strangford (04), August 2009.JPG|Houses in Strangford, August 2009
Image:Strangford Ferry (12), August 2009.JPG|Strangford Ferry approaching Strangford slipway, August 2009
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Ports and harbours of Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Villages in County Down]]
[[Category:Port cities and towns in Northern Ireland]]

Revision as of 21:50, 24 May 2023

For other uses, see Strangford (disambiguation).

Strangford
Strangford is located in County Down
Strangford
Location within County Down
Population474 (2001 Census)
Irish grid referenceH8396
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT30
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
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


  • Houses in Strangford, August 2009
    Houses in Strangford, August 2009
  • Strangford, August 2009
    Strangford, August 2009
  • Strangford Ferry terminal, August 2009
    Strangford Ferry terminal, August 2009
  • Strangford Castle, August 2009
    Strangford Castle, August 2009
  • Houses in Strangford, August 2009
    Houses in Strangford, August 2009
  • Strangford Ferry approaching Strangford slipway, August 2009
    Strangford Ferry approaching Strangford slipway, August 2009

References

  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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