Lurganure

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Lurganure
County Antrim
Railway Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 122811.jpg
Railway Bridge at Lurganure
Location
Grid reference: J220629
Location: 54°30’0"N, 6°7’1"W
Data
Local Government
Council: Lisburn and Castlereagh

Lurganure is a small village and a townland in County Antrim. It stands to the west of Lisburn and is separated from Mazetown by the River Lagan, which marls the border with County Down.

The name of the place is form the Irish Lurga an Iubhair, meaning "Long ridge of the yew"[1]

The 2001 census recorded a population of 441 people.

References

  1. Lurganure - Placenames NI