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North Down

British

noun

a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 77 110 (2003 est). Area: 82 sq km (32 sq miles)

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It is understood another of the party's nine MLAs, Alan Chambers, has been told not to put his name forward when his constituency association in North Down meets soon to select its candidate.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Beggs is a member of North Down Athletic Club in Northern Ireland, which hailed him as a "superstar" who "couldn't pass an athlete in distress".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

And it currently has representation on only two councils – Belfast and in the neighbouring Ards and North Down area.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

North Down Cricket Club then decided not to go ahead with the original event after it said the "spirit of the camp was at risk of being lost".

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

Traces of a still earlier race are said to have been discovered a few years ago on the chalk plateau of the North Down, near Sevenoaks.

From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

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