Crawfordsburn travel guide

Crawfordsburn is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is between Holywood and Bangor to the north of the A2 road, about 4km west of Bangor town centre and is really a commuter village. It is bounded to the north and north east by Crawfordsburn Country Park. It is a picturesque village with a lot of visitors. It had a population of 531 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the North Down Borough Council area.
Crawfordsburn originated in the 17th century as a small settlement on an important routeway along North Down. It was named after a stream which flows through the village. It has retained elements of its 17th century history along its Main Street including the coaching inn. The Sharman-Crawford family developed the village in the 18th and 19th centuries. Crawfordsburn was promoted as a Victorian tourist attraction, particularly for those visitors using the railway to nearby Helens Bay. (...) more....