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Glenavy

Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Summary

Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Field	Value
official_name	Glenavy
irish_name	Lann Abhaigh
static_image_name	Glenavy RC Church - geograph.org.uk - 758228.jpg
static_image_caption	Glenavy Catholic church
map_type	Northern Ireland
coordinates
belfast_distance_mi	13
population	2,384
population_ref	(2021 census)
irish_grid_reference	J154729
unitary_northern_ireland	Lisburn
country	Northern Ireland
post_town	CRUMLIN
postcode_area	BT
postcode_district	BT29
dial_code	028, +44 28
constituency_westminster	South Antrim
constituency_ni_assembly	South Antrim
lieutenancy_northern_ireland	County Antrim
hide_services	yes

Glenavy () is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is approximately 11 miles west of Belfast and eight miles north-west of Lisburn, and sits on the banks of the Glenavy river. In the 2021 census the village had a population of 2,384 people. In early documents it was written as "Lenavy".

Transport

Glenavy railway station was opened on 13 November 1871, and was part of the now closed Knockmore line. The station was closed in 2003

Sport

Glenavy is home to an intermediate-standard football team. Crewe United is a member of the Mid-Ulster Football League.

The area is also home to St. Joseph's Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club.

Notable residents

John Ballance, Premier of New Zealand in the late nineteenth century
Samuel Hill, recipient of the Victoria Cross
Ivor Jess, disability sports campaigner
Anne Acheson, sculptor and co-inventor of paper-mache casts for broken limbs

References

[http://www.logainm.ie/62876.aspx Logainm - Glenavy entry]
"Glenavy in Lisburn and Castlereagh (Northern Ireland)".

Wikipedia Source

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