Strangford
Sign in to saveStrangford (from Old Norse Strangr fjörðr, meaning "strong sea-inlet") 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Strangford
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Strangford
- UK place.irish_name
- Baile Loch Cuan
- UK place.scots_name
- Strangfurd
- UK place.static_image_name
- The Square, Strangford, June 2011 (01).JPG
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- none
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- UK place.population
- 474
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 census)
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- H8396
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- DOWNPATRICK
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- County Down
- Population
- +474
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- The Square, Strangford, June 2011 (01).JPG
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- P7959
- County Down
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- Mervyn LeRoy
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Strangford (from Old Norse Strangr fjörðr, meaning "strong sea-inlet") 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. The village has a small harbour, which is overlooked by rows of 19th-century cottages and a fine Georgian terrace.