21 Jun
Plumbing | General
Holywood - BT18
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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, in 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 noting 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 per cent of the population is male and 49.4 percent is female. The railway line from Belfast to Holywood arrived in 1848, and this caused fast advancement. This growth, in combination with that of close-by towns and villages along the coastal strip to Bangor, necessitated the construction of the Holywood Bypass in the early 1970s. The town is a popular house and is noted 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 continues to be rather uncertain, but, in accordance with local tradition, it derives from 1700, when a Dutch ship is said to have actually run aground on the shore close by, and the crew put up the broken mast to demonstrate their appreciation of the assistance provided to them by the townsfolk. The maypole continues to be in routine use for dancing at the yearly May Day fair. The town also holds an annual jazz and blues event. There are plenty of sporting opportunities in Holywood, being home to football clubs, golf clubs, cricket clubs and a sports association. For all your home upgrades, make certain to make use of dependable experts in Holywood to make certain of quality.
