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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Holywood like this:
Holywood, seaport town, township, and par., with ry. sta., N. co. Down, on Belfast Lough, 4½ miles NE. of Belfast - par., 8297 ac., pop. 9600; township, 361 ac., pop. 3293; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; is a favourite resort of the people of Belfast for sea-bathing. On Holywood Bank, in Belfast Lough, is an occulting light (Belfast Bay) 27 ft. above high water and seen 5 miles.
Holywood is now part of ARDS AND NORTH DOWN District. Click here for graphs and data of how ARDS AND NORTH DOWN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Holywood itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Holywood, in Ards and North Down and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/27844
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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