Holywood
Holywood is a town in the metropolitan region of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a civil parish and townland consisting of 755 acres lying on the bank of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. Holywood Urban Area is identified 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 per cent are aged under 16 years of age and 21 percent were aged 60 and over. 50.6 percent of the population is male and 49.4 percent is female. The train line from Belfast to Holywood arrived in 1848, and this generated fast progression. This development, in combination with that of neighboring towns and villages along the coastal strip to Bangor, demanded the building of the Holywood Bypass in the early 1970s. The town is a popular house and is noted for its stylish shops, boutiques, arts and crafts. Holywood is most popular for its maypole at the crossroads in the centre of town. Its origin continues to be rather unclear, yet, in accordance with local legend, it derives from 1700, when a Dutch ship is said to have actually run aground on the shore nearby, and the crew erected the broken mast to display their appreciation of the support 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 celebration. There are plenty of sporting options in Holywood, being home to football clubs, golf clubs, cricket clubs and a sports association. For all your home upgrades, make sure to make use of respected contractors in Holywood to make certain of quality.
