Glenavy
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Glenavy Catholic church | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 5,697 (2011) |
Irish grid reference | J154729 |
• Belfast | 13 mi (21 km) |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CRUMLIN |
Postcode district | BT29 |
Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Glenavy (from Irish: Lann Abhaigh, meaning 'Church of the dwarf'[1]) is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 17 kilometres north west of Lisburn on the banks of the Glenavy River. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 5,697 people. In early documents it was known as Lenavy.[1]
The population of Glenavy ward on census day (27 March 2011) was 5,697 people. Of these:[2]
Glenavy railway station was opened on 13 November 1871,[3] but is no longer operational.