Moss-side, County Antrim

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Moss-side
County Antrim
Mounting stone in Moss-side, County Antrim - geograph-4927356.jpg
A mounting block stone in Moss-side
Location
Grid reference: D014353
Location: 55°9’16"N, 6°24’33"W
Data
Post town: Ballymoney
Postcode: BT53
Local Government
Council: Causeway Coast & Glens

Moss-side or Mosside is a small village and townland in County Antrim. The 2001 census recorded a population of 270 people.

The name of the place is from the Scots language, and means "peat-bog district" or "district beside the peat bog"[1]

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References

  1. Moss-side, County Antrim - Placenames NI