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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ards like this:
Ards, Lower and Upper, 2 bars., co. Down, occupying the whole peninsula which extends between Lough Strangford and the Irish Sea, 38,454 ac., pop. 21,598; and 29,705 ac., pop. 10,980.
Ards 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 Ards itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ards, in Ards and North Down and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28387
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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