Strandtown is a district of

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. It is in the east of the city, in the BT4 postcode area, lying south of the City Airport and north of the

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. The author

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(1898–1963) lived in the district as a child from 1905 to 1908, at a house called "Little Lea". He later moved to

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and achieved fame with a wide range of fiction books, mostly notably

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. Facilities in the Strandtown area include Strandtown Primary School, Strand Arts Centre and Connswater Community Greenway.

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