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List Of Places In County Antrim
This is a list of cities, towns, villages and hamlets in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. See the List of places in Northern Ireland for places in other counties. Towns are listed in bold. A *Aghagallon * Aghalee *Ahoghill * Aldergrove * Antrim *Armoy *Aughafatten B * Ballintoy * Ballybogy *Ballycarry * Ballycastle *Ballyclare * Ballycraigy * Ballyeaston *Ballygalley * Ballyhenry * Ballylinney * Ballymacash *Ballymena *Ballymoney *Ballynure * Ballyrobert * Ballystrudder * Ballyvoy * Balnamore * Barmeen *Belfast (has city status) * Bendooragh * Broomhedge *Broughshane * Buckna *Bushmills C * Capecastle *Cargan *Carnalbanagh *Carncastle *Carnlough *Carnmoney *Carrickfergus * Clogh *Cloughmills * Cogry-Kilbride * Connor * Craigarogan * Crumlin *Cullybackey *Cushendall * Cushendun D *Dervock * Derrymore *Doagh * Donegore * Drains Bay * Drumlough * Dunadry *Dunamuggy * Dundrod *Dunloy *Dunmurry *Dunseverick G * Galgorm Parks *Gawley's Gate *Glenarm *Glenavy *Glengormley *Glenoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballycastle, County Antrim
Ballycastle () is a small seaside town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is on the northeasternmost coastal tip of Ireland, in the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The harbour hosts the ferry to Rathlin Island, which can be seen from the coast. The Ould Lammas Fair is held each year in Ballycastle on the last Monday and Tuesday of August. Ballycastle is the home of the Corrymeela Community. Ballycastle had a population of 5,237 at the 2011 census. It was the seat and main settlement of the former Moyle District Council. Demographics At the time of the 2011 UK Census the population of Ballycastle was 5,237. Of these: *20.2% were aged under 16 years and 17.5% were aged 65 and over *47.5% of the population were male and 52.5% were female *77.1% were from a Catholic and 19.0% were from a Protestant or other Christian background *7.1% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed Governance The town is located within The Glens district electoral area ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyvoy
Ballyvoy ( or ''Baile Bhuí'') is a small and in , . It is on the main A2 coast road 5 km east of Ballycastle and 17 km north west of |
Ballystrudder
Ballystrudder or Ballystruder () is a small village and townland (of 255 acres) on Islandmagee in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Belfast Lower and the civil parish of Islandmagee. It is part of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. It had a population of 992 people in the 2011 Census. References See also *List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland *List of townlands in County Antrim In Ireland Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Antrim, Northern Ireland: __NOTOC__ A Acravally, Aganlane (also known as Parkmore), Aghaboy ... {{authority control Villages in County Antrim Civil parish of Island Magee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyrobert
Ballyrobert () is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 4 km south of Ballyclare and has developed around the junction of the Ballyrobert Road and the Mossley Road/The Longshot. It had a population of 587 people in the 2001 Census. It was within the Newtownabbey Borough Council area which became the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council in 2015. 2001 Census Ballyrobert is classified as a small village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 587 people living in Ballyrobert. Of these: *23.6% were aged under 16 years and 14.6% were aged 60 and over *50.9% of the population were male and 49.1% were female *4.4% were from a Catholic background and 93.5% were from a Protestant background *1.7% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed For more details seeNI Neighbourhood Information Service Schools The local school in Ballyrobert is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballynure
Ballynure () is a village and civil parish near Ballyclare in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is part of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and had a population of 677 people in the 2001 Census. Transport * Ballynure was formerly served by the Ballymena and Larne Railway, a narrow gauge railway. Ballynure railway station opened on 24 August 1878, but finally closed on 1 October 1930. Sport Ballynure Old Boys F.C. plays association football in the Ballymena & Provincial League. 2002 Census Ballynure is classified as a massive village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 500 and 10,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2002) there were 677 people living in Ballynure. Of these: * 22.3% were aged under 16 and 15.8% were aged 60 and over * 48.2% of the population were male and 51.9% were female * 0.1% were from a Catholic background and 99.9% were from a Protestant background * 0.4% of people aged 16–74 were unempl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymoney
Ballymoney ( ga, Baile Monaidh , meaning 'townland of the moor') is a small town and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area. The civil parish of Ballymoney is situated in the historic baronies of Dunluce Upper and Kilconway in County Antrim, as well as the barony of North East Liberties of Coleraine in County Londonderry. It had a population of 10,402 people at the 2011 Census. Ballymoney is located on the main road between Coleraine and Ballymena, with good road and rail connections to the main cities in Northern Ireland, Belfast and Derry. The Ballymoney area has the highest life expectancy of any area in Northern Ireland, with the average male life expectancy at birth being 79.9 years and 83.8 years for females in years between 2010 and 2012. Conversely, it was revealed in 2013 that Ballymoney residents are more likely to die from heart disease than anywhere else in Northern Ireland. The town hosts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymena
Ballymena ( ; from ga, an Baile Meánach , meaning 'the middle townland') is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is part of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim. The town is built on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I in 1626, with a right to hold two annual fairs and a free Saturday market in perpetuity. , the Saturday market still runs. Ballymena is a shopping hub within Northern Ireland, and is home to Ballymena United F.C. Ballymena incorporates an area of and includes large villages such as Cullybackey, Galgorm, Ahoghill and Broughshane. It had a population of 29,551 people at the 2011 Census, making it the eighth largest town in Northern Ireland by population. History Early history The recorded history of the Ballymena area dates to the Early Christian period from the fifth to the seventh centuries. Ringforts are found in the townland of Ballykeel and a site known as Camphill Fort in the townland of Ballee may also have been of this type. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymacash
Lisburn (; ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with the arrival of French Huguenots in the 18th century, the town developed as a global centre of the linen industry. In 2002, as part of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee celebrations, the predominantly Unionism in Ireland, unionist borough was granted City status in the United Kingdom#Northern Ireland, city status alongside the largely Irish nationalism, nationalist town of Newry. With a population of 45,370 in the 2011 Census. Lisburn was the third-largest city in Northern Ireland. In the 2016 reform of local government in Northern Ireland Lisburn was joined with the greater part of Castlereagh to form the Lisburn City and Castlereagh District. Name The town was originally known as Lisnagarvey, ''Lisnaga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballylinney
Ballylinney or Ballylinny () is a small village and near in , . It is part of . |
Newtownabbey
Newtownabbey ( ) is a large settlement in North Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is separated from the rest of the city by Cavehill and Fortwilliam golf course. It surrounds Carnmoney Hill, and was formed from the merging of several small villages including Whiteabbey, Glengormley and Carnmoney. At the 2011 Census, Metropolitan Newtownabbey Settlement had a population of 65,646, making it the third largest settlement in Northern Ireland. It is part of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. History Founding Newtownabbey Urban District was founded on 1 April 1958 to cover seven villages north of Belfast: Carnmoney, Glengormley, Jordanstown, Monkstown, Whiteabbey, Whitehouse and Whitewell. Before this, the area fell under the jurisdiction of Belfast Rural District. Newtownabbey Urban District Council was succeeded by Newtownabbey District Council (1973–1977), Newtownabbey Borough Council (1977–2015), and Antrim and Newtownabbey District Council (2015 onwards) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballygalley
Ballygally or Ballygalley (, IPA: bˠalʲəˈɟɛhlʲiː is a village and holiday resort in County Antrim, Northern Ireland which lies on the Antrim coast, approximately north of Larne. It is also a townland of and is situated in the civil parish of Carncastle and the historic barony of Glenarm Upper. It had a population of 821 in the 2011 Census. It is located within the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. Archaeology Archaeological excavations undertaken in the area in the 1990s, identified the remains of several Neolithic houses approximately 500m from the shore of Ballygally Bay. The site contained a number of finds, including worked flints, pottery and stone axes. Places of interest Notable features include the headland of Ballygally Head, O'Haloran's Castle, The White Bear Rock, a sandy beach, Ballygally Castle and Ballygally Hall, which opened in 2011. Ballygally beach is a destination for locals and for tourists, especially during the summer months. Bally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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