Bangor (civil parish)
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This article is about the civil parish of Bangor, County Down. For the town of Bangor, County Down, see Bangor, County Down.
Bangor (from Irish Beannchar, meaning "uncertain"[1]) is a civil and ecclesiastical parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located in the north of the Ards Peninsula, consisting of 30 townlands, twenty-two and a half of which lie in the barony of Ards Lower, with seven and a half lying within that of Castlereagh Lower.[1] Its ancient monastery was of ecclesiastical importance.[1]
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Bangor | |
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civil parish | |
Irish transcription(s) | |
• Derivation: | Beannchar |
• Meaning: | Uncertain |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Down |
Barony | Ards Lower, Castlereagh Lower |
Townlands | 30 |
Settlements | Bangor, Conlig, Groomsport, Helen's Bay |
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It is bordered by the civil parishes of Donaghadee to the east, Newtownards to the south, and Holywood to the west.[1]