Newtownbreda
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5367160.jpg) Church Road by Knockbreda Cemetery | |
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Newtownbreda, most commonly known as Breda (Irish: Baile Nua na Bréadaí)[1] is a residential suburban village of south Belfast and within County Down in Northern Ireland, clustered around a small and now largely invisible 18th century village. The A55 Belfast Outer Ring road and A24 road pass through the area.
At one time, Newtownbreda was a small village in south Belfast. However, it is now part of the Greater Belfast conurbation and the name is a descriptor used loosely to describe the very broad area including Belvoir, Four Winds and Knockbreda. It is a largely residential area of private housing.
Notable locations
Newtownbreda has several churches including the 18th century Church of Ireland Parish Church, which uses the name of the civil parish Knockbreda and which owes its existence to Arthur Hill from nearby Belvoir Demesne. The church consecrated by Francis Hutchinson, Bishop of Down and Connor, on Sunday 7 August 1737.
The Forestside Shopping Centre was developed by Sainsbury's between 1996 and 1998.[2] Belvoir Park Golf Club and Belvoir Forest Park are also located nearby. A 48,000 square feet (4,500 m2) Tesco store was built on a brownfield site, (formerly a warehouse for the Stewarts Supermarket chain) and opened in 2007.[3][4]
