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Dervock

Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Summary

Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Field	Value
official_name	Dervock
irish_name	Dearbhóg/Dairbheog (little oak grove)
static_image_name	Dervock main Street as seen from a clock tower of the co-op community building - geograph.org.uk - 104482.jpg
static_image_width	200
map_type	Northern Ireland
coordinates
belfast_distance	51 miles
population	714
population_ref	(2011 Census)
irish_grid_reference	C978317
unitary_northern_ireland	Causeway Coast and Glens
country	Northern Ireland
post_town	BALLYMONEY
postcode_area	BT
postcode_district	BT53
dial_code	028
constituency_westminster	North Antrim
constituency_ni_assembly	North Antrim
lieutenancy_northern_ireland	County Antrim
hide_services	yes

Dervock ( or Dairbheog) is a small village and townland (of 132 acres) in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 3.5 miles (6 km) northeast of Ballymoney, on the banks of the River Bush. It is situated in the civil parish of Derrykeighan and the historic barony of Dunluce Lower. It had a population of 714 people (302 households) in the 2011 census.

Features

The village includes a number of commercial businesses, a primary school and doctor's surgery, as well as recreational and community facilities.

The North Irish Horse Inn, a listed building, named after a famous British Army regiment, the namesake North Irish Horse, and has military memorabilia on display inside, and there is also a remembrance fountain built in 1878.

Demography

Dervock is classified as a village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 600 and 1,000 people). On census day in 2011 (29 April 2011), there were 711 people living in Dervock. Of these:

22.8% were aged under 16 years and 13.3% were aged 60 and over
47.9% of the population were male and 52.1% were female.
1.2% were from a Catholic background and 98.8% were from a Protestant background.

Transport

Dervock railway station opened on 18 October 1880 but closed on 3 July 1950. It was on the Ballycastle Railway, a narrow gauge railway which ran 17 miles connecting Ballycastle to Ballymoney, on the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (BNCR), later Northern Counties Committee (NCC), main line to Derry~Londonderry.

People

Ken McArthur won a gold medal for running the marathon whilst representing his adopted country of South Africa at the Olympic games in 1912 held in Stockholm, Sweden. There is now an avenue in Dervock named in his honour.
Richard Smyth (1826–1878), Presbyterian minister, and MP for County Londonderry
Thomas McAfee (1866–1947), Presbyterian minister, member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 1925–1929

References

"Dearbhóg/Dervock".
link. (2012-06-02)
"Dervock".
"Dervock". NI Statistics and Research Agency.
"Area Profile of Dervock - Based on 2011 Census". NI Neighbourhood Information Service.
"Dervock station". Railscot - Irish Railways.
Baker, Michael HC. (1999). "Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past". [[Ian Allan Publishing]].
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-15625195 BBC news report] {{Webarchive. link. (27 October 2018 , "Kennedy Kane McArthur: Flame still burns for Marathon messenger")

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