Martinstown, County Antrim
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Coordinates: 54°57′50″N 6°13′30″W / 54.964°N 6.225°W Martinstown is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.Located 8 miles from Ballymena,it is situated in Glenravel, locally known as "The Tenth Glen",[citation needed] alongside the widely known nine Glens of Antrim. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 285 people. It is within Borough of Ballymena.
The village has many amenities, including a supermarket, primary school, post-office, off-licence and pub (The Glensway).
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]
See also
- List of villages in Northern Ireland
- List of towns in Northern Ireland
References
- ↑ "Knockanally station". Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ↑ Baker, Michael HC (1999). Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2680-7.
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