Glenavy

This article refers to the village in Northern Ireland. For the town in New Zealand, see Glenavy, New Zealand

Glenavy
Irish: Lann Abhaigh
Glenavy Catholic church
Glenavy  Glenavy shown within Northern Ireland
Population	1,069 (2001)
Irish grid reference	J154729
- Belfast	13 mi (21 km)
District	Lisburn
County	County Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CRUMLIN
Postcode district	BT29
Dialling code	028, +44 28
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Lagan Valley
NI Assembly	Lagan Valley
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Antrim

Glenavy (from Irish: Lann Abhaigh^[1]) is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 17 kilometres north west of Lisburn on the banks of the Glenavy River. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,069 people. In early documents it was known as Lenavy.^[1]

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Transport 3 Facilities 4 Notable residents 5 References 6 External links

Demographics

The population of Glenavy on Census day (29th April 2001) was 4305 people. Of these:

• 26.6% were aged under 16 years;
• 13.6% were aged 60 and over;
• the average age was 29.6 years (NI average age 35.8 years);
• 48.2% of the population were male and 51.8% were female;
• 54.9% were from a Catholic Community Background;
• 42.9% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' Community Background;
• 7.2% were born outside Northern Ireland; and
• 0.4% were from an ethnic group other than white.

http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95SS11&sName=Glenavy

Transport

Glenavy railway station was opened on 13 November 1871,^[2] but is no longer operational.

Facilities

Glenavy has a petrol station, Ballymacrickett Primary School, a garden centre, a youth club, Lily Johnston's public house and restaurant, a fish and chip shop, a Chinese take-away, a pharmacy, Little Cricketts Nursery, and a local produce shop, as well as a kitchen shop There is also an Orange Hall, a Methodist Hall and a Church of Ireland hall.

St Joseph's Gaelic Athletic Club provides Gaelic football teams at u8, u10, u12, u14, u16, u18, u21, reserve and senior level. The senior team currently plays in division 2 with the reserves playing in division 4 of the Antrim ACFL.The club also fields hurling and camogie teams up to senior level- Glenavy is also home to an intermediate-standard football team. Crewe United is a member of the Mid-Ulster Football League.

Notable residents

• John Ballance, Premier of New Zealand in the late nineteenth century, was born in Glenavy.

References

External links

• St Joseph's Gaelic Athletic Club
• Communities Against Lough Neagh Incinerator (CALNI)

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