Ballycarry
Ballycarry is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is midway between Larne and Carrickfergus, overlooking Islandmagee, and is part of the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. In the 2021 census it had a population of 1,479.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ballycarry railway station and Whitehead railway station.
Ballycarry railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballycarry railway station serves Ballycarry and Islandmagee in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the station was opened on 1 October 1862. Today there is just a single platform, there is a stationmaster's old cottage on a disused platform, this is now privately owned.
Whitehead railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehead railway station serves Whitehead in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station has two platforms with a waiting room on each and the station is signalled in both directions and remains staffed during commuter hours by a Senior Porter, a fully trained signalman, capable of fixing points and signalling issues when they arise. Whitehead railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of Ballycarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magheramorne and Glenoe.
Magheramorne
Locality
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magheramorne is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 5 miles south of Larne on the shores of Larne Lough. It had a population of 228 people in the 2021 census. Magheramorne is situated 3 miles north of Ballycarry.
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 3½ miles northwest of Ballycarry.
Carrickfergus
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrickfergus is a town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in County Antrim, with a population in 2021 of 28,000. Its main attraction is the sturdy 12th-century Norman castle.
Ballycarry
- Type: Village with 981 residents
- Description: village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Category: locality
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.77334° or 54° 46′ 24″ northLongitude
-5.752° or 5° 45′ 7″ westPopulation
981Elevation
305 feet (93 metres)Open location code
9C6PQ6FX+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 267763028OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2656533Wikidata ID
Q4852022
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Ballycarry” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ballycarry”
- Dutch: “Ballycarry”
- French: “Ballycarry”
- Irish: “Baile Caraidh”
- Irish: “Baile Cora”
- Malay: “Ballycarry”
- Pali: “बल्ल्य्कार्री”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Caraidh”
- Spanish: “Ballycarry”
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Notable Places Nearby
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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 “Ballycarry”. Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.