Down District

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Down District was a former local government district in County Down, Northern Ireland, centered on the town of Downpatrick and known for its historical and coastal landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former local government district
administrativeCentre Downpatrick
borderedBy Ards Borough
Banbridge District
Castlereagh Borough
Lisburn City Council area
Newry and Mourne District
Newtownabbey Borough
linked to: Newtownabbey
containsCulturalHeritageSite Ardglass castles
Audley’s Castle
Castle Ward
Down Cathedral
Inch Abbey
Quoile Castle
Saint Patrick’s Grave
Slieve Donard Hotel
Struell Wells NERFINISHED
containsNaturalFeature Castlewellan Forest Park
Dundrum Bay
Mourne Mountains
Strangford Lough
Tollymore Forest Park
containsProtectedArea Murlough National Nature Reserve
Strangford Lough Marine Nature Reserve
linked to: Strangford Lough
containsSettlement Annalong
Ardglass
Ballynahinch, County Down
linked to: Ballynahinch

Castlewellan
Clough, County Down
Downpatrick
Dundrum, County Down
Killough
Killyleagh
Newcastle, County Down
Saintfield
Seaforde
Strangford
country United Kingdom
governmentType district council
hasCoastlineOn Irish Sea
knownFor coastal landscapes
historical landscapes
languageUsed English
Irish
Ulster Scots
locatedInTimeZone British Summer Time
Greenwich Mean Time
mergedInto Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
partOf County Down
Northern Ireland

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Drumalig, County Down locatedIn Down District (former) local government area
linked to: Down District
River Quoile locatedIn Down District area
linked to: Down District
Inch Abbey region Down District
subject linked to: Inch Abbey (nearby)
Ballynahinch partOf Down District