Glenavy
- This article refers to the village in Northern Ireland. For the town in New Zealand, see Glenavy, New Zealand
Coordinates: 54°35′31″N 6°12′50″W / 54.592°N 6.214°W
| Glenavy | |
| Irish: Lann Abhaigh | |
 Glenavy Catholic church |
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 Glenavy
Glenavy shown within Northern Ireland |
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| Population | 1,069 (2001) |
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| Irish grid reference | J154729 |
| - Belfast | 13 mi (21 km) |
| District | Lisburn |
| County | County Antrim |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CRUMLIN |
| Postcode district | BT29 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | Lagan Valley |
| NI Assembly | Lagan Valley |
| List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Antrim | |
Glenavy (from Irish: Lann Abhaigh[1]) is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 17 kilometres north west of Lisburn on the banks of the Glenavy River. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,069 people. In early documents it was known as Lenavy.[1]
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[edit] Demographics
The population of Glenavy on Census day (29th April 2001) was 4305 people. Of these:
- 26.6% were aged under 16 years;
- 13.6% were aged 60 and over;
- the average age was 29.6 years (NI average age 35.8 years);
- 48.2% of the population were male and 51.8% were female;
- 54.9% were from a Catholic Community Background;
- 42.9% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' Community Background;
- 7.2% were born outside Northern Ireland; and
- 0.4% were from an ethnic group other than white.
http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95SS11&sName=Glenavy
[edit] Transport
Glenavy railway station was opened on 13 November 1871,[2] but is no longer operational.
[edit] Facilities
Glenavy has a petrol station, Ballymacrickett Primary School, a garden centre, a youth club, Lily Johnston's public house and restaurant, a fish and chip shop, a Chinese take-away, a pharmacy, Little Cricketts Nursery, and a local produce shop, as well as a kitchen shop There is also an Orange Hall, a Methodist Hall and a Church of Ireland hall.
St Joseph's Gaelic Athletic Club provides Gaelic football teams at u8, u10, u12, u14, u16, u18, u21, reserve and senior level. The senior team currently plays in division 2 with the reserves playing in division 4 of the Antrim ACFL.The club also fields hurling and camogie teams up to senior level- Glenavy is also home to an intermediate-standard football team. Crewe United is a member of the Mid-Ulster Football League.
[edit] Notable residents
- John Ballance, Premier of New Zealand in the late nineteenth century, was born in Glenavy.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Logainm - Glenavy entry
- ^ "Glenavy station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
[edit] External links
54°35′N 06°13′W / 54.583°N 6.217°W
