Bangor (civil parish)
Bangor | |
|---|---|
civil parish | |
| Irish transcription(s) | |
| • Derivation: | Beannchar |
| • Meaning: | Uncertain |
Bangor shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°38′36″N 5°39′53″W / 54.64341°N 5.66484°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Down |
| Barony | Ards Lower, Castlereagh Lower |
| Townlands | 30 |
| Settlements | Bangor, Conlig, Groomsport, Helen's Bay |
Bangor (from Irish Beannchar, meaning 'uncertain') is a civil and ecclesiastical parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located in the north of the Ards Peninsula, consisting of 30 townlands, twenty-two and a half of which lie in the barony of Ards Lower, with seven and a half lying within that of Castlereagh Lower. Its ancient monastery was of ecclesiastical importance.
It is bordered by the civil parishes of Donaghadee to the east, Newtownards to the south, and Holywood to the west.