Waterfoot, County Antrim

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This article is about the village in Northern Ireland: for the village in Scotland, see Waterfoot, East Renfrewshire; and for the small town in Lancashire, England, see Waterfoot, Rossendale.

Waterfoot is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated at the foot of Glenariffe, one of the Glens of Antrim and has a one mile (1.5km) beach. It had a population of 504 people in the 2001 Census.

The village lies by Red Bay, named from the reddish sand that washes from the exposed sandstone on the cliffs down to the shore. Just outside Waterfoot on the coast road stands the White Lady, a chalk figure carved by the sea washing against the cliffs. Each July Waterfoot hosts the annual Glens Of Antrim Féis.

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

[edit] Places of interest

Nearby Glenariffe Forest Park has some stunning waterfalls and scenery.

[edit] 2001 Census

Waterfoot is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 504 people living in Waterfoot. Of these:

26.1% were aged under 16 years and 12.9% were aged 60 and over
49.8% of the population were male and 50.2% were female
98.0% were from a Catholic background and 2.0% were from a Protestant background
5.5% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service