Newtownards
Newtownards is regarded as a major town, townland and civil parish inside County Down, Northern Ireland. It is at the most northern part of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, around the Ards Peninsula. Newtownards is the biggest town inside the Borough of Ards. As reported by the 2001 Census, it possesses a great populace of 27,821 individuals within 11,502 homes, positioning it within the "large town" class. Roughly 86 percent of the population is from a Protestant historical past and nine percent from a Catholic background. It is recognised colloquially by local people as "Ards".