Population 202 (2011 Census) County County Antrim Sovereign state United Kingdom District Ballymoney Ni assembly North Antrim | Irish grid reference D082250 Country Northern Ireland Post town BALLYMENA Dialling code 28 UK parliament constituency North Antrim | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 74% Humidity | ||
Corkey or Corky (from Irish: Corcaigh) is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Located 11 miles east of Ballymoney, it is within the Ballymoney Borough Council area, and is at the edge of the Glens of Antrim. The villages of Loughguile and Cloughmills are nearby. It had a population of 202 people (59 households) in the 2011 Census.
The Scottish renewable energy company Scottish Power Renewables operate a ten-windmill wind farm in Corkey. The wind farm is on Slievenahanagh mountain. Local company W & J Taggart own and run Corkey quarry, supplying stones to local building contractors.
Altnahinch Dam and Slieveanorra Forest are outside Corkey.
The local school is St Anne's Primary School.
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