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Population
  
5,697 (2011)

County
  
County Antrim

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Dialling code
  
28

District
  
Lisburn City Council

Ni assembly
  
Lagan Valley

Irish grid reference
  
J154729

Country
  
Northern Ireland

Post town
  
CRUMLIN

Local time
  
Tuesday 7:12 PM

Province
  
Ulster

UK parliament constituency
  
Lagan Valley

Glenavy

Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 69% Humidity

This article refers to the village in Northern Ireland. For the town in New Zealand, see Glenavy, New Zealand

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Map of Glenavy, Crumlin, UK

Glenavy (from Irish: Lann Abhaigh) is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 17 kilometres north west of Lisburn on the banks of the Glenavy River. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 5,697 people. In early documents it was known as Lenavy.

Demography

The population of Glenavy ward on census day (27 March 2011) was 5,697 people. Of these:

  • 26.07% were aged under 16 years;
  • 10.39% were aged 65 and over;
  • the average age was 34 years;
  • 49.48% of the population were male and 50.52% were female;
  • 59.96% were from a Catholic "community background";
  • 35.39% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background; and
  • 0.86% were from an ethnic group other than white.

    • Transport

    Glenavy railway station was opened on 13 November 1871, but is no longer operational.

    Facilities

    Glenavy has a petrol station, Ballymacrickett Primary School, a garden centre, a youth club, Lily Johnston's public house and restaurant, a hairdressers, a beauty salon, a Chinese take-away, a fish & chip shop, a pharmacy, Little Cricketts Nursery, and a local produce shop, Glenavy Plant Hire and Tyre Service, as well as a kitchen shop. There is also an Orange Hall, a Methodist church, a Church of Ireland chapel, a Roman Catholic church and a Parish hall.

    Sport

  • Glenavy is home to an intermediate-standard football team. Crewe United is a member of the Mid-Ulster Football League.
  • St Joseph's Gaelic Athletic Club provides Gaelic football teams at u8, u10, u12, u14, u16, u18, u21, reserve and senior level. The senior team currently plays in division 2 with the reserves playing in division 4 of the Antrim ACFL.The club also fields camogie teams.

    • In 2015 Glenavy senior football team won the Antrim Intermediate championship after beating Dunloy in the final.

    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

    • References

    Glenavy Wikipedia
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