Ards Lower (named after the former barony of
Ards), alternatively known as North Ards, is a
barony in
County Down
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,
Northern Ireland
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.
It lies on the northern half of the
Ards Peninsula in the north-east of the county, with the
Irish Sea
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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.
The barony of Ards Lower was created in 1851 when the barony of Ards was split into two, the other part being Ards Upper.
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Ards Lower:
Towns
*
Bangor (also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)
*
Donaghadee
*
Newtownards
Newtownards (; ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. It is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Newtow ...
(also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)
Villages
*
Carrowdore
*
Conlig
*
Greyabbey
*
Groomsport
*
Millisle
Population centres
*Clandeboye (split with the barony of Castlereagh Lower)
*Kilcooley
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Ards Lower:
[
* Bangor (also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)
* Donaghadee
* Greyabbey
*]Newtownards
Newtownards (; ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. It is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Newtow ...
(also partly in barony of Castlereagh Lower)
References
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Clandeboye