sentences:  Belfast Lough itself was known as 'Carrickfergus Bay' well into the 17th century.Carrickfergus and the surrounding area was, for a time, treated as a separate county.The historical walled town originally occupied an area of around 97,000 square metres, which now comprises the town centre, bordered by Albert Road to the west, the Marine Highway to the south, Shaftesbury Park to the north and Joymount Presbyterian Church grounds to the east.