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'Lagan Valley' is an area of Northern Ireland. It is between Belfast and Lisburn. The Lagan is a famous river that flows into Belfast Lough. The Lagan is part of the border of the Counties of Antrim (Aontroim) and Down (An Dún).
It has a number of interesting features including a towpath which runs alongside the River Lagan. 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 area of south Belfast and runs all the way to Lisburn.
It is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (ANOB). The AONB was established in 1965 and the greater part of it lies within the Greater Belfast Area.
It is also the name of a constituency in the British and Northern Irish House of Commons covering Lisburn and surrounding areas.
The parliamentary constituency has been a Unionist stronghold [1].