Balnamore
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Balnamore (Baile án Monaidh in Irish) is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Ballymoney is 3 kilometres to the east, and Coleraine is 10 kilometres to the north west. It had a population of 661 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Ballymoney Borough Council area.
Balnamore developed as a mill village during the 19th century. Following the closure of the mill in the 1950s, the village experienced very little development apart from the addition of a number of public authority housing developments. In the past decade Balnamore has expanded with the construction of both private and public housing. There are few facilities in the village apart from a modern primary school (Balnamore Primary School).
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[edit] 2001 Census
Balnamore is classified as a Small Village 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 661 people living in Balnamore. Of these:
- 22.4% were aged under 16 years and 16.5% were aged 60 and over
- 51.9% of the population were male and 48.1% were female
- 5.6% were from a Catholic background and 90.9% were from a Protestant background
- 3.3% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
Balnamore is more well known for its more famous resident, Rodney Corr. The great one who is destined to do great things.
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- Draft Northern Area Plan 2016
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