Balnamore
Balnamore | |
County Antrim | |
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Balnamore | |
Location | |
Grid reference: | C919251 |
Location: | 55°3’55"N, 6°33’44"W |
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Post town: | Ballymoney |
Postcode: | BT53 |
Local Government | |
Council: | Causeway Coast & Glens |
Balnamore is a small village in County Antrim, within the townland of Ballynacree-Skein,[1] two miles west of Ballymoney.
The name of the village is derived from the Irish Baile an Átha Mhóir meaning "Homestead of the big ford"[2] Historically it was known as Balinamore.[2]