J3978 : My Lady's Mile, Holywood

taken 10 years ago, near to Holywood, Co Down, Northern Ireland

My Lady's Mile, Holywood
My Lady's Mile, Holywood
A suburban road running from High Street to the Demesne Road J3978 : The Demesne Road, Holywood. This view is outward from opposite the southern end of Church View J3978 : Church View, Holywood with the autumn colours on display. The road’s name is unusual and an explanation is not easy to find. One thing which seems reasonably certain is that it has no connection with this one J3573 : My Lady's Road, Belfast where the “Lady” in question was related to Lord Donegall. One suggestion for Holywood is that the name was originally “Our Lady’s Mile” implying a religious connection which is not unreasonable given the origin of the town’s name. Another is that the “Lady” was a relative of Sir Hugh Montgomery J5879 : Donaghadee (CoI) parish church (1) and J5868 : Gravestone, Grey Abbey who had been granted land in north Down and the Ards as part of the Plantation of Ulster.
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Date Taken
Wednesday, 30 October, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 31 October, 2013
Geographical Context
Suburb, Urban fringe  Roads, Road transport  People, Events 
Place (from Tags)
Holywood 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 397 787 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:38.2321N 5:50.2087W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! J 397 787
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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Road  Autumn Tree Colour  Street Name Explained 

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