
Billy () is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
County Antrim
County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim, ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the c ...
,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...
. It spans the historic
baronies of
Cary and
Dunluce Lower, and is approximately in area. According to the ''
Topographical Dictionary of Ireland'', published by Samuel Lewis in 1837, it then had approximately 5800 inhabitants.
See also
*
List of civil parishes of County Antrim
References
Civil parishes of County Antrim
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