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Lagan Valley is an area of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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. It is between Belfast
Belfast

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....
 and Lisburn
Lisburn

Lisburn is the third-largest city in Northern Ireland, south-west of and adjoining Belfast. An Anglicise version of the Irish name, Lisnagarvey, is used in the title of schools and sporting clubs in the area....
. The Lagan is a famous river that flows into Belfast Lough
Belfast Lough

Belfast Lough is a large, natural intertidal sea lough situated at the mouth of the River Lagan on the east coast of Ireland. The inner part of the lough comprises a series of mudflats and lagoons....
. For a section, the river forms part of the border between the counties of Antrim
County Antrim

County Antrim is one of six Counties of Northern Ireland that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties that historically and geographically constitute the Province of Ulster....
 and Down
County Down

County Down is one of the nine Counties of Ireland that form the province of Ulster and one of six counties that form Northern Ireland. The county forms an area of ....
.

It has a number of interesting features including a towpath which runs alongside the River Lagan
River Lagan

The River Lagan is a major river in Northern Ireland which runs 40 miles from the Slieve Croob mountain in County Down to Belfast where it enters Belfast Lough, an inlet of the Irish Sea....
. The towpath is popular with walkers, runners, cyclists, dog owners etc. It is a very scenic and peaceful area and is ideal for walking, cycling etc.






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Lagan Valley is an area of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
. It is between Belfast
Belfast

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....
 and Lisburn
Lisburn

Lisburn is the third-largest city in Northern Ireland, south-west of and adjoining Belfast. An Anglicise version of the Irish name, Lisnagarvey, is used in the title of schools and sporting clubs in the area....
. The Lagan is a famous river that flows into Belfast Lough
Belfast Lough

Belfast Lough is a large, natural intertidal sea lough situated at the mouth of the River Lagan on the east coast of Ireland. The inner part of the lough comprises a series of mudflats and lagoons....
. For a section, the river forms part of the border between the counties of Antrim
County Antrim

County Antrim is one of six Counties of Northern Ireland that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties that historically and geographically constitute the Province of Ulster....
 and Down
County Down

County Down is one of the nine Counties of Ireland that form the province of Ulster and one of six counties that form Northern Ireland. The county forms an area of ....
.

It has a number of interesting features including a towpath which runs alongside the River Lagan
River Lagan

The River Lagan is a major river in Northern Ireland which runs 40 miles from the Slieve Croob mountain in County Down to Belfast where it enters Belfast Lough, an inlet of the Irish Sea....
. The towpath is popular with walkers, runners, cyclists, dog owners etc. It is a very scenic and peaceful area and is ideal for walking, cycling etc. The towpath begins in the Stranmillis
Stranmillis

Stranmillis is an area in south Belfast, Northern Ireland, as part of the Queen's Quarter, Belfast, it is the location for prominent attractions such as the Ulster Museum and Belfast Botanic Gardens and is popular among tourists....
 area of south Belfast and runs all the way to Lisburn
Lisburn

Lisburn is the third-largest city in Northern Ireland, south-west of and adjoining Belfast. An Anglicise version of the Irish name, Lisnagarvey, is used in the title of schools and sporting clubs in the area....
.

It is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an area of Rural considered to have significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government; or the Norther...
 (AONB). The AONB was established in 1965 and the greater part of it lies within the Greater Belfast
Greater Belfast

Greater Belfast is an area surrounding and including Belfast in Northern Ireland.It generally is taken to include North Down, Lisburn, Castlereagh and parts of South Antrim including Newtownabbey and Whiteabbey....
 area.

It is also the name of a constituency in the British and Northern Irish House of Commons covering Lisburn and surrounding areas
Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons....
.

The parliamentary constituency
Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons....
 has been a Unionist stronghold . The current MP for the constituency is Jeffrey Donaldson
Jeffrey Donaldson

Jeffrey Mark Donaldson, Member of Parliament, Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly is a Northern Ireland politician and Member of Parliament for Lagan Valley....
 of the Democratic Unionist Party
Democratic Unionist Party

The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main Unionism political party in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson , it is the largest party in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
 who was first elected as an Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party is the more moderate of the two main Unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Prior to the split in Unionism in the late 1960s, when the former Protestant Unionist Party began to attract more hard line support away from the UUP, it governed Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972 as the sole Unionist party....
 candidate in 1997, retaining the seat in 2001. Following his defection to the DUP
Democratic Unionist Party

The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main Unionism political party in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson , it is the largest party in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
 he retained the seat in 2005.