Upper Ballinderry
| Upper Ballinderry | |
| County Antrim | |
|---|---|
 Ballinderry Parish Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | J162669 |
| Location: | 54°32’13"N, 6°12’19"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Lisburn |
| Postcode: | BT28 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Lisburn and Castlereagh |
Upper Ballinderry is a small village in the south of County Antrim, about ten miles north- west of Lisburn.
The village stands to the east of its sister village, Lower Ballinderry and both are within the townland of Ballinderry (which in turn is within the Barony of Massereene Upper).[1]
The 2001 census recorded a population of 192 people.
This is a mill village, developed around a crossroads with a prominent church, mill building and estate. The village has developed in a linear form on both sides of North Street and is contained by the Glenavy Road to the east and the disused railway line to the north. The original road has been realigned with the more recent Glenavy Road situated to the east of the earlier route.
The A26 road bypasses the village to the east. This is relatively flat land, rising gradually to the east.
Locally significant buildings include Ballinderry Parish Church (built 1824) and Ballinderry Middle Church, , built 1668. Glebe House is a listed building, and also here are Fruithill House, Rosevale, Oatland Cottage, Church View House, and a number of converted mill buildings and outhouses.
Ballinderry also has a football field, Derrychrin school, the Bridge bar and more.
Transport
The nearby Ballinderry railway station, which opened on 13 November 1871,[2] is currently closed.
See also
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Upper Ballinderry) |
References
- ↑ Ballinderry Upper, County Antrim - Placenames NI
- ↑ "Ballinderry". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
