Glenavy
Sign in to saveGlenavy () 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".
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- Locality
- Glenavy
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,089
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.official_name
- Glenavy
- UK place.irish_name
- Lann Abhaigh
- UK place.static_image_name
- Glenavy RC Church - geograph.org.uk - 758228.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Glenavy Catholic church
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.belfast_distance_mi
- 13
- UK place.population
- 2,384
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- J154729
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Lisburn
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- CRUMLIN
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT29
- UK place.dial_code
- 028, +44 28
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South Antrim
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
- South Antrim
- UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
- County Antrim
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 5697
- Image
- Glenavy RC Church - geograph.org.uk - 758228.jpg
- Dialing code
- 028
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- postal code
- BT29
- Commons category
- Glenavy
- P8168
- Wormbach
- native label
- Lann Abhaigh
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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
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