Difference between revisions of "Ballyrobert"
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| − | |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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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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.
