Martinstown, County Antrim
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| Martinstown | |
| County Antrim | |
|---|---|
 The Glensway Tavern, Martinstown | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | D137144 |
| Location: | 54°57’50"N, 6°13’30"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ballymena |
| Postcode: | BT43 |
| Local Government | |
Martinstown is a small village in County Antrim, eight miles north of Ballymena. It stands in Glenravel, a valley known locally known as "The Tenth Glen", as if to be set alongside the famed Glens of Antrim.
The 2011 Census recorded a population of 345 people (in 108 households).
The village has many amenities, including a supermarket, primary school, post-office, off-licence and pub (The Glensway).
Transport
Knockanally railway station (now Martinstown) opened on 5 April 1886, closed for passenger traffic on 1 October 1930 and finally closed altogether on 12 April 1937.[1]
The village was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which operated narrow gauge railway services from Ballymena to Parkmore from 1875 to 1940.[2]
References
- ↑ "Knockanally station". Railscot-Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
- ↑ Baker, Michael H.C. (1999). Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2680-7.