Ballynure

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Ballynure (from the Irish: Baile an Iúir meaning "townland of the yews") is a village near Straid in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 677 people in the 2001 Census.

The village is effectively split in two by the A8 main road which runs from Belfast to Larne. A stream called the Ballynure Water runs through it and the houses are a mixture of old fashioned buildings and new estates. Christ Church, Church of Ireland is one of the old buildings of note in Ballynure.

Contents 1 Transport 2 2001 Census 3 References 4 See also

[edit] 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.^[1]

[edit] 2001 Census

Ballynure is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with a population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) 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
• 3.0% were from a Catholic background and 95.0% were from a Protestant background
• 1.4% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.

For further details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

[edit] References

1. ^ "Ballynure station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-11. 

• Culture Northern Ireland

[edit] See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of places in County Antrim

Coordinates: 54°46′N 5°57′W / 54.767°N 5.95°W / 54.767; -5.95