Antrim

Also known as Antrim, County Antrim

town on the shore of Lough Neagh, in the baronies of Toome Upper and Toome Lower, Co. Antrim, in the northeast of Northern Ireland

Key facts

Population: 25,606 ( 2021 census )
Irish grid reference: J1588
Belfast: 19 miles (31 km)
District: Antrim and Newtownabbey
County: County Antrim
Country: Northern Ireland
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Post town: ANTRIM
Postcode district: BT41
Dialling code: 028
Police: Northern Ireland
Fire: Northern Ireland
Ambulance: Northern Ireland
Uk parliament: South Antrim
Ni assembly: South Antrim
Website: antrimandnewtownabbey .gov .uk

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Aontroim
Population: 19986
Official website: antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk
Image: Bridge over Six Mile Water, Antrim.jpg
Dialing code: 028

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name in native language: Aontroim
Commons category: Antrim, County Antrim
postal code: BT41
P8168: Zeubach
P12749: Wilhelm Süss

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Antrim (Irish: Aontroim [ˈeːnˠt̪ˠɾˠɪmʲ], meaning 'lone ridge') is a town and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies on the banks of the Six Mile Water on the north-east shore of Lough Neagh. It had a population of 25,606 people in the 2021 census. It is the county town of County Antrim and was the administrative centre of Antrim Borough Council until its 2015 merger with Newtownabbey Borough Council to form Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. The town lies 14 miles (23 km) north-west of Belfast.

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