Holywood
Holywood is a town in the city area of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a civil parish and townland consisting of 755 acres lying on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. Holywood Urban Area is classified as a medium town within the Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area (BMUA) by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, with the 2001 Census recording a permanent population of 12037. Within this population, around 20 percent are aged under 16 years of age and 21 percent were aged 60 and over. 50.6 per cent of the population is male and 49.4 per cent is female. The train line from Belfast to Holywood arrived in 1848, and this caused rapid growth. This expansion, in conjunction with that of neighboring towns and villages along the seaside strip to Bangor, demanded the building and construction of the Holywood Bypass in the early 1970s. The town is a popular house and is distinguished for its trendy shops, boutiques, arts and crafts. Holywood is most widely known for its maypole at the crossroads in the centre of town. Its origin remains rather uncertain, yet, according to local folklore, it derives from 1700, when a Dutch ship is alleged to have run aground on the coast nearby, and the crew set up the broken mast to show their gratitude of the assistance provided to them by the townsfolk. The maypole continues to be in routine use for dancing at the annual May Day fair. The town also holds an annual jazz and blues festival. There are lots of sporting options in Holywood, being home to football clubs, golf clubs, cricket clubs and an athletics association. For all of your house upgrades, make sure to make use of credible professionals in Holywood to make certain of quality.
