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Helen's Bay, Down

Helen's Bay is a bay on the north coast of County Down. The bay was named after the literary figure Helen Blackwood, Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye, by her son Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, first Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, and owner of the Clandeboye Estate. It is the within the council area of Ards and North Down.

Place Type: Bay
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.673997,-5.7361
Grid Reference: J 4608 8300
Townland: Ballygrot TD
Civil Parish: Bangor CP
Council Area: Ards and North Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 332172
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Helen's_Bay,_Down_332172

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