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British Place Names

Down is a county on the east coast of Ulster. Down runs from the highly urbanized, southern Belfast and its suburbs, to the wild Mourne Mountains. Down's west coast itself is the Ards peninsula, which clasps itself around Strangford Lough, bringing the sea into the heart of the county. The Lagan running down into Belfast, which lies athwart the Antrim-Down border, forms Down's northern edge. The north coast has genteel commuter towns including Bangor and Holywood. The rest of the north of the county is agricultural. In the south are the precipitous granite peaks of the Mourne Mountains, which run down to the sea at Newcastle and at Carlingford Lough, the border with Louth.

Place Type: Historic County
Lat, Long: 54.415734,-5.894165
Grid Reference: J 3675 5394
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 321252
GGA Code: C01000029
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Down