Groomsport
Sign in to saveGroomsport () is a village and townland near Bangor in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the south shore of Belfast Lough and on the north coast of the Ards Peninsula. Groomsport has a population of 1,220 people according to the 2021 census. It is part of the Ards and North Down Borough.
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Place details
- Locality
- Groomsport
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- townland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Ards and North Down
- Population
- 3005
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.groomsport.info
- Image
- Groomsport Harbour (2) - geograph.org.uk - 728773.jpg
- Dialing code
- 028
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- Groomsport
- historic county
- County Down
- P8168
- Montazeau
- native label
- Port an Ghiolla Ghruama
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Groomsport () is a village and townland near Bangor in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the south shore of Belfast Lough and on the north coast of the Ards Peninsula. Groomsport has a population of 1,220 people according to the 2021 census. It is part of the Ards and North Down Borough.
Groomsport is a dormitory seaside and holiday village. Originally it was a small fishing village with the focus of development being the harbour and Main Street. Groomsport has developed as a centre for water and shore-based recreation with improved facilities for activities such as sailing and power boating. The Cockle Island Boat Club has its home here in the boat house on the pier.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Groomsport” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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