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{{Infobox town | {{Infobox town | ||
|name=Ballyrobert | |name=Ballyrobert | ||
|county=Antrim | |county=Antrim | ||
|picture= | |picture=Ballyrobert Orange Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1586854.jpg | ||
|picture caption= | |picture caption=Ballyrobert Orange Hall | ||
|os grid ref= | |os grid ref=J287873 | ||
|LG district=Newtownabbey | |latitude=54.717198 | ||
|longitude=-6.0029286 | |||
|postcode=BT39 | |||
|post town=Ballyclare | |||
|population= | |||
|census year= | |||
|LG district=Antrim and Newtownabbey | |||
|constituency= | |||
|website= | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Ballyrobert | '''Ballyrobert''' is a small village in [[County Antrim]]. Its name is derived from the Irish ''Baile Riobaird'', meaning "Robert's Town";<ref>[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=6438 Place Names NI: Grange of Ballyrobert]</ref> a name apparently Gaelicised in the Middle Ages from a Norman original: in 1306 the name ''Ville Rob[er]ti'' is recorded. | ||
{{ | The village is to be found about two and a half miles south of [[Ballyclare]] and has developed around the junction of the Ballyrobert Road and the Mossley Road/The Longshot. It had a population of 587 people at the 2001 Census. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 30 October 2017
| Ballyrobert | |
| County Antrim | |
|---|---|
 Ballyrobert Orange Hall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | J287873 |
| Location: | 54°43’2"N, 6°0’11"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ballyclare |
| Postcode: | BT39 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Antrim and Newtownabbey |
Ballyrobert is a small village in County Antrim. Its name is derived from the Irish Baile Riobaird, meaning "Robert's Town";[1] a name apparently Gaelicised in the Middle Ages from a Norman original: in 1306 the name Ville Rob[er]ti is recorded.
The village is to be found about two and a half miles south of Ballyclare and has developed around the junction of the Ballyrobert Road and the Mossley Road/The Longshot. It had a population of 587 people at the 2001 Census.