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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Knockbreda like this:
Knockbreda, par., N. co. Down, on river Lagan, opposite Belfast, and mostly within its parliamentary limits, 8353 ac., pop. 26,714.
Knockbreda is now part of BELFAST District. Click here for graphs and data of how BELFAST has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Knockbreda itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Knockbreda, in Belfast and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/27855
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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