Glenavy
Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Glenavy (from Irish Lann Abhaigh, meaning 'church of the dwarf'[1]) is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is approximately 11 miles west of Belfast and eight miles north-west of Lisburn, and sits on the banks of the Glenavy river. In the 2021 census the village had a population of 2,384 people.[2] In early documents it was written as "Lenavy".[1]
Glenavy
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Glenavy Catholic church | |
  Glenavy Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 2,384 (2021 census) |
| Irish grid reference | J154729 |
| • Belfast | 13 mi (21 km) |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CRUMLIN |
| Postcode district | BT29 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Transport
Glenavy railway station was opened on 13 November 1871, and was part of the now closed Knockmore line. The station was closed in 2003
Sport
Glenavy is home to an intermediate-standard football team. Crewe United and Glenavy F.C. are members of the Mid-Ulster Football League. They play in Intermediate A and Division 2 respectively.[3][4]
The area is also home to St. Joseph's Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club.[5][6]
Fraternities
In the Orange Order, the Glenavy District have nine private lodges and seven Orange Halls.[7][8] They are associated with the South Antrim Combine.[9][10] The Glenavy Protestant Hall was built in 1870.[11]
Notable residents
- John Ballance, Premier of New Zealand in the late nineteenth century
- Samuel Hill, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Ivor Jess, disability sports campaigner
- Anne Acheson, sculptor and co-inventor of paper-mache casts for broken limbs