Newtownbreda
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Newtownbreda (Irish, Baile Nua na mBréadach meaning the new town of the level land) at one time was a small village to the south east of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is now part of the greater Belfast conurbation and Newtownbreda now tends to refer to the wider area from Hydebank to the Saintfield Road rather than to the old village. Today, Newtownbreda is very much a residential area of middle class status, with further houses and apartments only being completed within the last few years (time of writing = March 2007).
Newtownbreda offers a primary school, secondary school and a church. Recently, a new large Tesco supermarket has opened within the Newtownbreda area. Other services offered by the 'village' include a library, dentist and optician as well as a flowerist and shoe shop amongst other small businesses.
On the North/North West side of the village, the Belfast 'outer ring' dual carriage-way separates Newtownbreda from Belvoir Forrest and Belvoir housing development(pronounced as 'Bee-ver'), which is largely Northern Ireland Housing Executive supplied housing. This dual carriage-way provides excellent transport links into Belfast City Centre, as well as around the outskirts of the city.
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