History
In 1637 the Surveyor General of Customs issued a report compiled from accounts of customs due from each port and their "subsidiary creeks". Of the Ulster ports on the list, Carrickfergus was first, followed by Bangor, Donaghadee and Strangford.
Strangford (strong-fjord) was the designated home of King Magnus (Bare-Legs) Olafson. Upon his attempted siege of Uldah (ulster) he set up his fort in the (strong fjord's) of strangford Co. Down. This was an ideal place for him to base himself and his army as he had good fortified grounds and quick access to an inland lough that leads directly out to the east onto the Irish Sea. The only known celebration of king Magnus' time in Ulster is demonstrated (bi-annually) by the Downpatrick based living history group, The Magnus Viking Association at delamont country park (Situated at Strangford Lough).
Despite having the same name, the village (and the wider ward of Strangford) is not in the Strangford parliamentary constituency or Assembly constituency, instead being in the South Down parliamentary constituency and Assembly constituency.
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