Knockbreda is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
County Down,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. It is situated mainly in the historic
barony of
Castlereagh Upper, with 4 townlands in the barony of
Castlereagh Lower.
Settlements
The civil parish contains a number of areas now in
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...
:
[
*]Ballymacarrett
Ballymacarrett or Ballymacarret () is the name of both a townland and electoral ward in Belfast. The townland is in County Down and the electoral ward is part of the Titanic district electoral area of Belfast City Council.
The ward was create ...
* Braniel
* Cregagh
*Newtownbreda
Newtownbreda is a residential suburb of South Belfast, clustered around a small and now largely invisible 18th century village. The Belfast A55 "Outer Ring" dual carriage-way provides transport links to the city centre, as well as the outskirts o ...
Townlands
The civil parish contains the following townlands:[
* Ballydollaghan
* Ballylenaghan
*]Ballymacarrett
Ballymacarrett or Ballymacarret () is the name of both a townland and electoral ward in Belfast. The townland is in County Down and the electoral ward is part of the Titanic district electoral area of Belfast City Council.
The ward was create ...
* Ballymaconaghy
* Ballynafoy
* Ballyrushboy
* Braniel
* Breda
* Carnamuck
* Castlereagh
* Cregagh
* Galywally
*Gilnahirk
The subdivisions of Belfast are a series of divisions of Belfast, Northern Ireland that are used for a variety of cultural, electoral, planning and residential purposes.
The city is traditionally divided into four main areas based on the cardinal ...
* Gortgrib
* Knock
* Knockbreckan
* Lisnabreeny
* Lisnasharragh
* Multyhogy
* Slatady
* Tullycarnet
See also
*List of civil parishes of County Down
In Ireland, Counties are divided into civil parishes which are sub-divided into townlands. The following is a list of civil parishes in County Down, Northern Ireland:
A
Aghaderg, Annaclone, Annahilt, Ardglass, Ardkeen, Ardquin
B
Ballee, Ba ...
References
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