Seaforde
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Seaforde is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, one mile north of Clough on the main Ballynahinch to Newcastle road. It lies within the Down District Council area.
The village is clustered round the Parish Church of 1720 and the demesne walls of Seaforde House. In 1828 the Almshouses were built by Colonel Forde and were intended to house six elderly people and the village courthouse.
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[edit] History
The village is named after the Fordes, a Wexford family whose earlier ancestry goes back to Wales.
[edit] Places of interest
Seaforde Maze and Garden and Tropical Butterfly House lie to the north of the village, in the grounds of Seaforde Demesne, the home of the Forde family since the 17th century. The maze and five acre walled garden are populated by many wandering peacocks. The Butterfly House features hundreds of exotic butterflies flying freely around in a tropical environment.
