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Greenisland

Greenisland is a town in , . It lies 7 miles north-east of Belfast and 3 miles south-west of . The town is on the coast of and is named after a tiny islet to the west, the Green Island.
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  • Type: Village with 5,070 residents
  • Description: town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
  • Also known as: “Green Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greenisland railway station and Knockagh Monument.

Railway station
Photo: Wilson Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves Greenisland in , Northern Ireland. The station opened on 11 April 1848 as Carrickfergus Junction. It was renamed on 10 January 1893.

Obelisk
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a in , . It is located on top of Knockagh Hill, above the village of Greenisland with a panoramic view of the city of .

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the hamlet of Trooperslane in , Northern Ireland. A park and ride facility is located at the station. The station was opened on 11 April 1848.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jordanstown and Newtownabbey.

Suburb
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a townland and electoral ward in , Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area of and the area.

Photo: Pastor Sam, CC BY 3.0.
is a district just north of Belfast. It's short of tourist sights and facilities, and you'd only come here for business or to attend the university.

Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in , with a population in 2021 of 28,000. Its main attraction is the sturdy 12th-century Norman castle.

Greenisland

Latitude
54.70009° or 54° 42′ 0″ north
Longitude
-5.87248° or 5° 52′ 21″ west
Population
5,070
Elevation
174 feet (53 metres)
Open location code
9C6PP42H+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267762523
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2647957
Wiki­data ID
Q1375188
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Greenisland” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Greenisland”
  • Bulgarian: “Грийнайланд”
  • Cebuano: “Greenisland”
  • Chinese: “綠島”
  • Dutch: “Greenisland”
  • Irish: “Inis Glas”
  • Italian: “Greenisland”
  • Malay: “Greenisland”
  • Pali: “ग्रीनिस्लंद”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Inis Glas”
  • Spanish: “Greenisland”
  • Swedish: “Greenisland”
  • Urdu: “گرینس لینڈ”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Greenisland Community Centre and Greenisland Methodist Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Greenisland”. Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.