Strangford

Strangford is a village historically in in Northern Ireland, now governed as part of Newry, Mourne and Down District. It's on the west bank of the narrow outlet of Strangford Lough, where the tides rip back and forth, hence to the Vikings it was Strangr-fjǫrðr, the strong fjord.
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  • Type: Village with 561 residents
  • Description: village in County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Strangford, County Down”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Castle Ward and Audley’s Castle.

Castle
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is an 18th-century National Trust property…

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Audley's Castle is a 15th-century castle located…

Public aquarium
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is a public aquarium situated in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portaferry and Kilclief.

Village
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is a village in …

Hamlet
is a civil parish in , . is situated 2½ miles south of Strangford.

Strangford

Latitude
54.3706° or 54° 22′ 14″ north
Longitude
-5.5561° or 5° 33′ 22″ west
Population
561
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB SJL
Open location code
9C6P9CCV+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267763030
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2636724
Wiki­data ID
Q149532
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Strangford” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Strangford”
  • Basque: “Strangford”
  • Bulgarian: “Странгфорд”
  • Cebuano: “Strangford”
  • Chinese: “斯特兰福德”
  • Czech: “Strangford”
  • Dutch: “Strangford”
  • French: “Strangford”
  • Irish: “Baile Loch Cuan”
  • Italian: “Strangford”
  • Japanese: “ストラングフォード”
  • Malay: “Strangford”
  • Pali: “स्त्रन्ग्फोर्ड”
  • Persian: “استرانگ‌فورد”
  • Russian: “Странгфорд”
  • Spanish: “Strangford”
  • Swedish: “Strangford”
  • Urdu: “اسٹرینگ فورڈ”
  • “Strangford”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ballyculter and Castle Flannan.

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