Straid
Straid is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about three miles east of Ballyclare, and about six miles inland from Carrickfergus. It lies at the centre of the townland of Straidlands, in the Civil Parish of Ballynure within the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area, and in the former barony of Belfast Lower.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Slieve True.
Slieve True
Peak
Slieve True or Slievetrue is a 312 m-high hill in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is near Knockagh Monument and Monkstown, about 6 km north of Belfast. Slieve True is situated 2 miles south of Straid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyclare and Ballyrobert.
Ballyclare
Town
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballyclare is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 10,850 according to the 2021 census, and is located within the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. Ballyclare is situated 3 miles west of Straid.
Ballyrobert
Village
Ballyrobert is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 4 km south of Ballyclare and has developed around the junction of the Ballyrobert Road and the Mossley Road/The Longshot. Ballyrobert is situated 4 miles southwest of Straid.
Glenoe
Village
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenoe or Gleno is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is halfway between Larne and Carrickfergus. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 87 people. Glenoe is in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. Glenoe is situated 5 miles northeast of Straid.
Straid
- Type: Village
- Description: village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.75641° or 54° 45′ 23″ northLongitude
-5.9242° or 5° 55′ 27″ westElevation
558 feet (170 metres)Open location code
9C6PQ34G+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 267763014OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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