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Annahilt

Village in County Down, Northern Ireland

Field	Value
official_name	Annahilt/Anahilt
irish_name	Eanach Eilte
static_image_name	Church of the Ascension, Anahilt - geograph.org.uk - 64758.jpg
static_image_caption	Church of the Ascension, Annahilt
map_type	Northern Ireland
coordinates
belfast_distance_mi	14
label_position	none
population	1,034
population_ref	(2021)
irish_grid_reference	J296562
unitary_northern_ireland	Lisburn
country	Northern Ireland
post_town	HILLSBOROUGH
postcode_area	BT
postcode_district	BT26
dial_code	028
constituency_westminster	Lagan Valley
constituency_ni_assembly	Lagan Valley
lieutenancy_northern_ireland	County Down
hide_services	yes

Annahilt / Anahilt () is a village and civil parish in north County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) south of Lisburn, and about 14 miles south-west of Belfast, on the main road between Ballynahinch and Hillsborough. In the 2021 census, the village had a population of 1,034. Annahilt has a distinctive drumlin setting, with a small wooded estate on a ridge to the west.

Annahilt has a primary school, hair dressers, Scout Hall, an Orange Hall and a play park. There is also a business park to the north, on the Glebe Road. Annahilt also has a caravan site, known as the 'Lakeside View Caravan Park', on the Magheraconluce Road.

History

Maps of the early 19th century show little development at Annahilt beyond a schoolhouse and a small number of dwellings near the main crossroads. The settlement grew much in the second half of the 20th century. The primary school was founded in 1801.

A church was founded on the site of the current Annahilt Church of Ireland (Church of the Ascension) in the 8th century. Founded by Saint Molibba, it was known as Enaceilte. The church was rebuilt in 1422 and again in 1741, while the present church was built in 1856. The only remaining part of the medieval church is a ruined tower, which sits in the graveyard.

Transport

Translink (Ulsterbus) operate bus services linking the village with Lisburn, Belfast, Dromara and Newcastle.

Demography

Annahilt is classified as a village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On census day in 2001, 29 April 2001, there were 1,148 people living in Annahilt. Of these:

27.2% were aged under 16 years and 13.3% were aged 60 and over
48.3% of the population were male and 51.7% were female
5.1% were from a Catholic background and 91.3% were from a Protestant background
2.6% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed

Civil parish of Annahilt

The civil parish is mainly in the historic barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half, with one townland in the barony of Kinelarty.

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:

Aghnaleck
Ballycrune
Ballykeel Lougherne
Ballylintagh
Ballymurphy
Cargacreevy
Cargygray
Carricknadarriff
Cluntagh
Glebe
Poundburn Magheraconluce

References

[http://www.logainm.ie/65718.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland]
"Lakeside View Caravan Park".
[http://www.rod.cd2.com/ Anahilt Community Web pages] {{webarchive. link. (September 28, 2007)
"Annahilt Church of Ireland". Ros Davies' Co. Down, Northern Ireland Genealogy Research Site.
"Area Profile of Annahilt - Based on 2001 Census". NI Neighbourhood Information Service.
"Annahilt".

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