Martinstown, County Antrim
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Martinstown is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in Glenravel – locally known as "The Tenth Glen" alongside the widly known nine Glens of Antrim. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 285 people.The majority of which are Catholic.It is situated in Ballymena Borough Council area.
The village has many amenities, including a supermarket, primary school, post-office, off-licence and pub (The Glensway).
[edit] Transport
- Knockanally railway station (now Martinstown) opened on 5 April 1886, closed for passenger traffic on 1 October 1930 and finally closed altogether on 12 April 1937[1]. It was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which operated narrow gauge railway services from Ballymena to Parkmore from 1875 to 1940.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Knockanally station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
- ^ Baker, Michael HC (1999). Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2680-7.
