Irish grid reference D240255 County County Antrim Sovereign state United Kingdom Province Ulster | District Moyle Country Northern Ireland Local time Sunday 10:41 AM | |
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Population 504 (United Kingdom Census 2001) Weather 11°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
Waterfoot is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Glenarm Lower and the civil parishes of Ardclinis and Layd. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 504 inhabitants.
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Map of Waterfoot, Ballymena, UK
Waterfoot is on the Antrim coast and has a 1 mile (1.6 km) beach. The village is at the foot of Glenariff, one of the Glens of Antrim. The village is also known as Glenariff.
The village is by Red Bay, named from the reddish sand that washes from the exposed sandstone on the cliffs down to the shore. Just outside Waterfoot on the coast road is the White Lady, a chalk figure carved by the sea washing against the cliffs. Each July Waterfoot hosts the annual Glens Of Antrim Féis.
The village was highlighted in the news in November 2010 when Peter Wilson, one of the "disappeared" of the Troubles was found buried on the beach on 2 November 2010.
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Demography
Waterfoot is classified as a small village or hamlet by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, i.e. with a population between 500 and 1,000 inhabitants. On Census Day, 29 April 2001, 504 people were recorded as living in Waterfoot. Of these: