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Helen's Bay is a village, located on the north coast of County Down. It is within the townland of Ballygrot, in the civil parish of Bangor. The bay itself 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. Following the arrival of the railway in 1863, the Marquess developed the area as a luxury holiday resort. The village is within the council area of Ards and North Down.
Place Type: Village
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.670959,-5.741386
Grid Reference: J 4575 8266
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: 321889
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Helen's_Bay,_Down_321889
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Place Type: Village
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.670959,-5.741386
Grid Reference: J 4575 8266
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: 321889
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Helen's_Bay,_Down_321889
Peruse Down on Wikishire