Parkgate is a small
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
in
County Antrim
County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population o ...
,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. It lies at the foot of
Donegore
Donegore (historically ''Dunogcurra'', ) is the name of a hill, a townland, a small cluster of residences, and a civil parish in the historic barony of Antrim Upper, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Donegore lies approximately 5 miles (8 km) ...
Hill, near the
Six Mile Water
The Six Mile Water is a river in southern County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is an indirect tributary of the River Bann, via Lough Neagh.
Name
The river was historically called the ''(river) Ollar'' and is known in Irish as ''Abhainn na bhFiodh ...
. It is about midway between
Ballyclare
Ballyclare () is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,953 according to the 2011 census, and is located within the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area.
It sits on the river Six Mile Water. The town ...
and
Antrim town. It lies within the
Borough of Antrim. It had a population of 676 people in the 2011 Census.
Population
2011 Census
In the 2011 Census Parkgate had a population of 676 people (256 households).
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2001 Census
Parkgate is classified as a small village or hamlet by th
NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)
(i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people).
On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 646 people living in Parkgate. Of these:
*26.7% were aged under 16 years and 14.8% were aged 60 and over
*50.3% of the population were male and 49.7% were female
*4.0% were from a Catholic background and 92.4% were from a Protestant background
*2.0% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.
See also
*List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland
This is an alphabetical list of towns and villages in Northern Ireland. For a list sorted by population, see the list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population. The towns of Armagh, Lisburn and Newry are also classed as cities (see city s ...
References
Megalithomania - Parkgate holestone
External links
The Man From Peru
Villages in County Antrim
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