Holywood

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Holywood is a coastal town in County Down, Northern Ireland, situated on the shores of Belfast Lough and known for its historic churches and affluent residential character.

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Holywood canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
administrativeDistrict Ards and North Down Borough Council
category Coastal towns in Northern Ireland
Port towns and cities of the Irish Sea
Towns in County Down
country United Kingdom
dialingCode +44
028
etymology name derived from ‘holy wood’ referring to a sacred wood or church land
geographicFeature coastal town
hasEducationalInstitution Holywood Primary School
Priory Integrated College
St Patrick’s Primary School, Holywood
hasFeature marina and sailing facilities
residential suburbs
seafront promenade
hasLandmark First Holywood Presbyterian Church
Holywood Golf Club
Holywood Priory
Maypole in Holywood
Redburn Country Park
St Philip and St James Church, Holywood
hasNotablePerson George Best Belfast City Airport
surface form: George Best (grew up nearby and associated with area)

Rory McIlroy
hasSportFacility Holywood Golf Club
knownFor affluent residential character
commuter town for Belfast
historic churches
locatedNear Belfast
locatedOn Belfast Lough
north shore of Belfast Lough
nearbySettlement Bangor, County Down
Dundonald, County Down
Newtownards
partOf County Down
Northern Ireland
postalArea BT18
region Ulster
religiousHeritage early Christian monastic settlement
timeZone British Summer Time
Greenwich Mean Time
transport Holywood Exchange area nearby
Holywood railway station

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Joseph Larmor placeOfDeath Holywood
County Down contains Holywood
Down contains Holywood
Coontie Doon containsTown Holywood