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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Portaferry like this:
Portaferry, market and seaport town, Ballyphilip par., E. co. Down, on E. side of entrance of Lough i Strangford, 8 miles NE. of Downpatrick and 17 miles SE. of Newtownards, pop. 1647; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. Portaferry has considerable trade in coal, timber, and grain, and a productive herring fishery.
Portaferry 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 Portaferry itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Portaferry, in Ards and North Down and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/27870
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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