225 Abbey Road, Ballyfrenis, Millisle, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT22 2DH is a listed building in the Ards and North Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.

225 Abbey Road, Ballyfrenis, Millisle, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT22 2DH

WRENN ID
over-chamber-elder
Grade
Local Planning Authority
Ards and North Down
Constituency
Strangford MP: Jim Shannon (DUP)
Country
Northern Ireland
Irish grid reference
J 580 742
Coordinates
54.59195, -5.55543
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

The site represents the former location of a single-story cottage, likely dating from the mid-19th century (1840-1859). It was demolished around 1980 and a modern house now occupies the same footprint. The cottage was situated off a short lane on the eastern side of Abbey Road, within the small hamlet of Ballyfrenis. The original building was described as having a corrugated asbestos roof, gable ends, rendered chimneys, and rendered white walls. It had three double-hung windows without astragals, and a projecting porch between the first and second windows. A shed roofed door led to a porch. Sheds were located at both the left and right hand gable ends, each with sheeted doors, with the right-hand shed being set back. An Ordnance Survey map from 1858-60 depicts a building on this site, likely corresponding to the one subsequently demolished. Historical records, including 'Griffith's' valuation for 1863, document the cottage’s existence. Grace Seymour’s 'Echoes of Millisle and district' provides further context concerning the history of the surrounding townland.

Local climate

225 Abbey Road, Ballyfrenis, Millisle, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT22 2DH sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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