Maghaberry

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Maghaberry is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 9 kilometres west of Lisburn and 4 kilometres north of Moira on the Upper Ballinderry plateau. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,696 people. It is one of the largest villages within the Lisburn City Council area.

Until the early 20th century, Maghaberry was a townland with a rural crossroads, on the edge of the plateau area. The economy of the area was primarily agriculture-based, with a number of limestone quarries. The village serves as a commuter settlement, with its population working and shopping outside the settlement. It is a local service centre with facilities including Maghaberry Primary School, Maghaberry Methodist Church, Elim Tabernacle, a village hall and shops.

1 Places of interest
2 2001 Census
3 References
4 See also

[edit] Places of interest

HMP Maghaberry is a modern high security prison housing adult male long term sentenced and remand prisoners, in both separated and integrated conditions. There are 939 staff and room for 718 prisoners in single cell accommodation.

[edit] 2001 Census

Maghaberry is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,696 people living in Maghaberry. Of these:

26.5% were aged under 16 years and 7.5% were aged 60 and over
50.5% of the population were male and 49.5% were female
6.7% were from a Catholic background and 88.9% were from a Protestant background
1.1% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service