Greyabbey

Greyabbey or Grey Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Liath, meaning 'grey monastery') is a small village, townland (of 208 acres) and civil parish located on the eastern shores of Strangford Lough, on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Place details

Locality: Greyabbey
Region: Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 1,030
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.scots_name: Greba
UK place.official_name: Greyabbey
UK place.irish_name: Mainistir Liath
UK place.static_image_name: Grey Abbey (314914).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: The abbey after which the village was named
UK place.map_type: Northern Ireland
UK place.population: 939
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census)
UK place.unitary_northern_ireland: Ards and North Down Borough
UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland: County Down
UK place.constituency_westminster: Strangford
UK place.constituency_ni_assembly: Strangford
UK place.country: Northern Ireland
UK place.post_town: Newtownards
UK place.postcode_area: BT22
UK place.dial_code: 028
UK place.hide_services: yes

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Wikidata facts

Population: 939
Image: Grey Abbey (314914).jpg
Dialing code: 028

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Contents

History
Churches
Loyal Orange Lodge
Bands
Notable natives
Sport
Environment
Civil parish of Greyabbey
Townlands
Islands
See also
References

It lies south of Newtownards. Both townland and civil parish are situated in the historic barony of Ards Lower. It is within the Ards and North Down Borough. It had a population of 939 people in the 2011 Census.