Glenavy
| Glenavy | |
| County Antrim | |
|---|---|
 Glenavy Roman Catholic church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | J154729 |
| Location: | 54°35’31"N, 6°12’50"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 5,697 (2011) |
| Post town: | Crumlin |
| Postcode: | BT29 |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Lagan Valley |
Glenavy is a village in County Antrim, ten miles north-west of Lisburn, on the banks of the Glenavy River. At the 2011 Census it had a population of 5,697 people.
In early documents the place was known as 'Lenavy'.
About the village
Glenavy railway station was opened on 13 November 1871,[1] but is no longer operational.
Glenavy has a petrol station, Ballymacrickett Primary School, a garden centre, a youth club, Lily Johnston's public house and restaurant, a hairdressers, a beauty salon, a Chinese take-away, a fish & chip shop, a pharmacy, Little Cricketts Nursery, and a local produce shop, Glenavy Plant Hire and Tyre Service, as well as a kitchen shop.
There are also an Orange Hall, a Methodist church, a Church of Ireland chapel, a Roman Catholic church and a Parish hall.
Sport
- Football: Crewe United F.C.
- Gaelic Athletics: St Joseph's Gaelic Athletic Club
Outside links
References
- ↑ "Glenavy station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
