Glenavy
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
title: "Glenavy" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-county-antrim", "civil-parishes-of-county-antrim"] description: "Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland" topic_path: "general/villages-in-county-antrim" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenavy" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Glenavy |
| irish_name | Lann Abhaigh |
| static_image_name | Glenavy RC Church - geograph.org.uk - 758228.jpg |
| static_image_caption | Glenavy Catholic church |
| map_type | Northern Ireland |
| coordinates | |
| belfast_distance_mi | 13 |
| population | 2,384 |
| population_ref | (2021 census) |
| irish_grid_reference | J154729 |
| unitary_northern_ireland | Lisburn |
| country | Northern Ireland |
| post_town | CRUMLIN |
| postcode_area | BT |
| postcode_district | BT29 |
| dial_code | 028, +44 28 |
| constituency_westminster | South Antrim |
| constituency_ni_assembly | South Antrim |
| lieutenancy_northern_ireland | County Antrim |
| hide_services | yes |
| :: |
|official_name= Glenavy |irish_name= Lann Abhaigh |scots_name= |local_name= |static_image_name=Glenavy RC Church - geograph.org.uk - 758228.jpg |static_image_caption=Glenavy Catholic church |map_type= Northern Ireland |coordinates = |belfast_distance_mi=13 |population = 2,384 |population_ref = (2021 census) |irish_grid_reference= J154729 |unitary_northern_ireland= Lisburn |country= Northern Ireland |historic_county= |post_town= CRUMLIN |postcode_area= BT |postcode_district= BT29 |dial_code= 028, +44 28 |constituency_westminster= South Antrim |constituency_ni_assembly= South Antrim |lieutenancy_northern_ireland= County Antrim |hide_services=yes Glenavy () is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is approximately 11 miles west of Belfast and eight miles north-west of Lisburn, and sits on the banks of the Glenavy river. In the 2021 census the village had a population of 2,384 people. In early documents it was written as "Lenavy".
Transport
Glenavy railway station was opened on 13 November 1871, and was part of the now closed Knockmore line. The station was closed in 2003
Sport
Glenavy is home to an intermediate-standard football team. Crewe United is a member of the Mid-Ulster Football League.
The area is also home to St. Joseph's Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club.
Notable residents
- John Ballance, Premier of New Zealand in the late nineteenth century
- Samuel Hill, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Ivor Jess, disability sports campaigner
- Anne Acheson, sculptor and co-inventor of paper-mache casts for broken limbs
References
References
- [http://www.logainm.ie/62876.aspx Logainm - Glenavy entry]
- "Glenavy in Lisburn and Castlereagh (Northern Ireland)".
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