Ards and North Down District through time

Ards and North Down District

Created: 01 Apr 2015

Statistics

Statistical comparisons will be made with Northern Ireland (change comparison)

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Ards and North Down District

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
BANGOR	Built-up Area	Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Settlement Development Limits 2015 - ESRI format)
COMBER	Built-up Area	Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Settlement Development Limits 2015 - ESRI format)
DONAGHADEE	Built-up Area	Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Settlement Development Limits 2015 - ESRI format)
HOLYWOOD	Built-up Area	Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Settlement Development Limits 2015 - ESRI format)
NEWTOWNARDS	Built-up Area	Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Settlement Development Limits 2015 - ESRI format)
BALLYCROCHAN	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BALLYGOWAN	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BALLYGRAINEY	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BALLYHOLME	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BALLYMAGEE	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BALLYWALTER	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BLOOMFIELD	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BROADWAY	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BRYANSBURN	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
CARROWDORE	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
CASTLE	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
CLANDEBOYE	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
COMBER NORTH	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
COMBER SOUTH	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
COMBER WEST	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
CONWAY SQUARE	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
CRONSTOWN	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
CULTRA	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
DONAGHADEE	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
GLEN	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
GREGSTOWN	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
GROOMSPORT	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
HARBOUR	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
HELENS BAY	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
HOLYWOOD	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
KILCOOLEY	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
KILLINCHY	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
KIRCUBBIN	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
LOUGHRIES	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
LOUGHVIEW	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
MOVILLA	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
PORTAFERRY	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
PORTAVOGIE	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
RATHGAEL	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
RATHMORE	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
SCRABO	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
SILVERBIRCH	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
SILVERSTREAM	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
WARREN	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
WEST WINDS	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORTHERN IRELAND Dep	Country	01 Apr 2015		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 2015	was created through the abolition of	ARDS		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)
01 Apr 2015	was created through the abolition of	NORTH DOWN		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)

Boundary Map of Ards and North Down District

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Show boundary:

If the boundaries of the District/Unitary Authority changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ards and North Down District through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/13423301

Date accessed: 08th April 2026