Crumlin, County Antrim

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Crumlin
Irish: Cromghlinn
Crumlin shown within Northern Ireland
Population	4,259 (2001 Census)
District	Antrim Borough
County	County Antrim
Constituent country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ANTRIM
Postcode district	BT29
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
European Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	South Antrim
NI Assembly	South Antrim
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Antrim

Coordinates: 54°37′N 6°14′W / 54.62, -6.23

Crumlin (Irish: Cromghlinn, crooked glen) is a large village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, situated near Lough Neagh 20 miles west of Belfast city centre. It is at the head of a wooded glen on the Camlin River. It had a population of 4,259 people in the 2001 Census. Belfast International Airport is situated just north of the village.

A stone clock tower, built in 1897 as a memorial to a member of the Pakenham family who were landlords in the area, stands at the top of the village near the railway station. The town’s old linen mill built in 1809 now houses antique shops. The Presbyterian Church is a striking building on the village main street.

Similarly, St. James' Aldergrove, the local Gaelic team, has a quite unique pitch and clubrooms^{[citation needed]}.

1 2001 Census
2 Education
3 Transport
4 References
5 See also

[edit] 2001 Census

Crumlin is classified as an intermediate settlement by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e., with population between 2,250 and 4,500 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 4,259 people living in Crumlin. Of these:

28.3% were aged under 16 and 11.3% were aged 60 and over
49.3% of the population were male and 50.7% were female
75.4% were from a Catholic background and 23.3% were from a Protestant background
3.4% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service