This article is about the village in Northern Ireland. For the town in New Zealand, see Glenavy, New Zealand.
Glenavy (from Irish: Lann Abhaigh, meaning 'church of the dwarf'[1]) 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 2011 Census it had a population of 5,697 people. In early documents it was wriiten as "Lenavy".[1]
glenavy, this, article, about, village, northern, ireland, town, zealand, zealand, from, irish, lann, abhaigh, meaning, church, dwarf, village, civil, parish, county, antrim, northern, ireland, approximately, miles, west, belfast, eight, miles, north, west, li. This article is about the village in Northern Ireland For the town in New Zealand see Glenavy New Zealand Glenavy from Irish Lann Abhaigh meaning church of the dwarf 1 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 2011 Census it had a population of 5 697 people In early documents it was wriiten as Lenavy 1 GlenavyIrish Lann AbhaighGlenavy Catholic churchGlenavyLocation within Northern IrelandPopulation5 697 2011 Irish grid referenceJ154729 Belfast13 mi 21 km DistrictLisburnCountyCounty AntrimCountryNorthern IrelandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCRUMLINPostcode districtBT29Dialling code028 44 28UK ParliamentSouth AntrimNI AssemblySouth AntrimList of places UK Northern Ireland Antrim 54 35 31 N 6 12 50 W 54 592 N 6 214 W 54 592 6 214 Contents 1 Demography 2 Transport 3 Sport 4 Notable residents 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDemography editThe population of Glenavy ward on census day 27 March 2011 was 5 697 people Of these 2 26 07 were aged under 16 years 10 39 were aged 65 and over the average age was 34 years 49 48 of the population were male and 50 52 were female 59 96 were from a Catholic community background 35 39 were from a Protestant and Other Christian including Christian related community background and 39 07 indicated that they had a British national identity 38 44 had an Irish national identity and 30 56 had a Northern Irish national identity 0 86 were from an ethnic group other than white Transport editGlenavy railway station was opened on 13 November 1871 and was part of the now closed Knockmore lineThe station was closed in 2003Sport editGlenavy is home to an intermediate standard football team Crewe United is a member of the Mid Ulster Football League Glenavy is also home to St Joseph s GAA Club Notable residents editSee also Category People from Glenavy 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 limbsSee also editList of civil parishes of County AntrimReferences edit a b Logainm Glenavy entry Census 2011 Population Statistics for Glenavy Ward Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service NINIS External links editGlenavy history site54 35 N 06 13 W 54 583 N 6 217 W 54 583 6 217 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glenavy amp oldid 1185434043, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
