Holywood
Holywood is a town in the city of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a civil parish and townland encompassing 755 acres resting on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. Holywood Urban Area is labelled 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 percent of the population is male and 49.4 per cent is female. The train line from Belfast to Holywood arrived in 1848, and this triggered swift development. This development, in conjunction with that of close-by towns and villages along the seaside strip to Bangor, required the development of the Holywood Bypass in the early 1970s. The town is a popular house and is noted for its fashionable 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, however, according to local legend, it comes from 1700, when a Dutch ship is said to have actually run aground on the coast close by, and the crew set up the broken mast to reveal their appreciation of the assistance provided to them by the townsfolk. The maypole continues to be in regular use for dancing at the annual May Day fair. The town also holds an annual jazz and blues celebration. There are a number of sporting opportunities in Holywood, being home to football clubs, golf clubs, cricket clubs and an athletics association. For all your house upgrades, make certain to make use of respected experts in Holywood to make certain of quality.