Down is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
County Down
County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 552,261. It borders County Antrim to the ...
,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...
. It is situated in the historic
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
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of
Lecale Upper
Lecale Upper (named after the former barony of Lecale) is a Barony (Ireland), barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. To its south lies the Irish Sea, and it is bordered by three other baronies; Lecale Lower and Kinelarty to the north; and Iveagh ...
.
Settlements
The civil parish contains the following settlements:
[
*]Downpatrick
Downpatrick () is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about south of Belfast. In the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Dál Fiatach, the main ruling dynasty of Ulaid. Down Cathedral, Its cathedral is sai ...
Townlands
Down civil parish contains the following townlands:[
* Ardmeen
* Audleys Acre
* Ballydonety
* Ballydonnell
* Ballydugan
* Ballykeel
* Ballykilbeg
* Ballymote Lower
* Ballymote Middle
* Ballymote Upper
* Ballyrolly
* Ballystrew
* Ballyvange
* Ballywarren
* Bonecastle
* Cargagh
*]Clogher
Clogher (; , ) is a village and civil parish in the border area of south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, 5.8 miles from the border crossing to County Monaghan. It stands on the townlands of Clogher Demesne ...
* Corbally
* Demesne of Down
* Grangicam
* Hollymount
* Jordans Acre
* Killavees
* Lisnamaul
* Magheralagan
* Marshallstown
* Quarter Cormick
* Russells Quarter
* Saul Quarter
* Struell
* Tobercorran
* Tobermoney
* Tullymurry
* Woodgrange
See also
* List of civil parishes of County Down
References
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