Milltown, County Antrim

Milltown
County Antrim
Neeson's, Milltown
Location
Grid reference:	J268677
Location:	54°32’32"N, 6°2’30"W
Data
Post town:	Lisburn
Postcode:	BT28
Dialling code:	028
Local Government
Council:	Lisburn and Castlereagh

Milltown is a small village in the south of County Antrim, within the townland of Derriaghy, about one mile to the north of Lisburn. Once a rural village, it is now reckoned part of the 'Greater Belfast' conurbation, but it is separated from the surrounding urban area by a narrow stretch of countryside. Notwithstanding the looming proximity of the great city's outgrowth, Milltown had a population of just 115 people (in 39 households) at the 2011 Census.

Milltown is a local service centre with facilities including retail units, the former Derriaghy Primary School, Christ Church, Church of Ireland and hall, Derriaghy Gospel Hall and a Community Centre. There is a railway halt in Derriaghy, to the east.

History

Milltown owes much of its history to the succession of mills that were established by the early 19th century, and which continued to develop over the next century. Christ Church, a local landmark, lies to the eastern end of the settlement and is situated on an earlier site that dates back to at least the Middle Ages. Throughout the 19th century the village of Milltown was fairly modest in size, but the settlement expanded significantly in the later 20th century.