Newtownards
Newtownards is definitely a major town, townland and civil parish within County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located at the most northern area of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. Newtownards is the biggest town within the Borough of Ards. As reported by the 2001 Census, it possesses a great populace of 27,821 individuals within 11,502 homes, placing it within the "large town" class. Roughly 86 percent of the populace is from a Protestant history and nine percent from a Catholic background. It is regarded colloquially by residents as "Ards".