Holywood, County Down

For the village in County Wicklow, see Hollywood, County Wicklow.

Holywood
St Colmcille's church on High Street
Holywood is located in County Down
Holywood
Holywood
Location within County Down
Population11,257 (2011 census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOLYWOOD
Postcode districtBT18
Dialling code028
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54°38′10″N 5°50′42″W / 54.636°N 5.845°W / 54.636; -5.845

Holywood (/ˈhɒliwʊd/ HOL-ee-wuud; from Latin Sanctus Boscus 'holy wood'[2]) is a town in the metropolitan area of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a civil parish and townland of 306 hectares (755 acres) lying on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. Holywood Exchange and Belfast City Airport are nearby.

  1. ^ The Online Scots Dictionary Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. ^ Patrick McKay, A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names, p. 82. The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, 1999.