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Holywood (/ ˈ h ɒ l i w ʊ d / HOL-ee-wuud; from Latin Sanctus Boscus 'holy wood' [2]) is a town in the metropolitan area of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a civil parish and townland of 306 hectares (755 acres) lying on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. Holywood Exchange and Belfast City Airport are nearby.
Hollywood (Irish: Cillín Chaoimhín, meaning 'Kevin's small church') [1] is a village in west County Wicklow, Ireland. It is 15 km (9 mi) south of Naas on the Wicklow Gap road near its junction with the N81 road. It is known for its pre-1950s themed fair which takes place in August of every year.
Holywood is a civil parish and townland (of 755 acres (306 ha)) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower and covers some areas that are now in Belfast. [1]
Holywood, County Down, a town and townland in Northern Ireland Holywood, County Down (civil parish), a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland; Holywood railway station (Northern Ireland) Holywood, Dumfries and Galloway, a village and civil parish in south west Scotland Holywood railway station (Scotland), a former station
The Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway was authorised by Act of Parliament on 12 June 1861 and opened in May 1865. [1] The BH&BR crossed the land of some wealthy landowners, whose terms included that Cultra station must be "of an ornamental character" and that "at least One Half of the Trains" must call there, or else the company would be penalised £10 per day.
In the 2021 census, Ards and North Down had the highest number of "No Religion" responses (30.6%) for Northern Ireland. [9] In March 2018, The Sunday Times published its list of Best Places to Live in Britain, including five in Northern Ireland. The list included three in County Down: Holywood, Newcastle, and Strangford. [10]
The Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway opened Marino station on 1 December 1870 on land once inhabited by Benedictine monks. [ citation needed ] Due to low passenger numbers, the Ulster Transport Authority closed the station on 11 November 1957. [ 1 ]
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