Place:


Greyabbey  County Down

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Greyabbey like this:

Grey Abbey, par. and vil., NE. co. Down, on E. side of Lough Strangford, 7 miles SE. of Newtonards -- par., 7689 ac., pop. 2326; vil., pop. 679; P.O., T.O.Market-day, Saturday; has the ruins of an abbey (1193).

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Greyabbey, in and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27842

Date accessed: 03rd May 2024


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