Strangford

Strangford
Irish: *Baile Loch Cuan*
Scots: *Strangfurd*
Strangford Irish: Baile Loch Cuan; Scots: Strangfurd;
	Location within County Down
Population	474 (2001 census)
Irish grid reference	H8396
District	Newry, Mourne and Down;
County	County Down;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DOWNPATRICK
Postcode district	BT30
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	Strangford;
NI Assembly	South Down;

Strangford (from Old Norse Strangr fjörðr, meaning "strong sea-inlet") is a small village at the mouth of Strangford Lough, on the Lecale peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 475 at the 2001 census.

On the other side of the lough is Portaferry on the Ards Peninsula, and there is a ferry service between the two villages. The village has a small harbour, which is overlooked by rows of 19th-century cottages and a fine Georgian terrace.