Glenavy (Logainm - Glenavy entry
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and

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County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim, ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the c ...

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. It is approximately 11 miles west of

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and eight miles north-west of

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, and sits on the banks of the Glenavy river. In the 2011 census it had a population of 5,697 people. In early documents it was written as "Lenavy".

Demography

The population of Glenavy ward on census day 2011 (27 March 2011) was 5,697 people. Of these:Census 2011 Population Statistics for Glenavy Ward
Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service (NINIS) *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 *39.07% indicated that they had a British national identity, 38.44% had an Irish national identity, and 30.56% had a Northern Irish national identity. *0.86% were from an ethnic group other than

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Transport

Glenavy railway station was opened on 13 November 1871, and was part of the now closed Knockmore line. The station was closed in 2003

Sport

Glenavy is home to an intermediate-standard football team. Crewe United is a member of the Mid-Ulster Football League. The area is also home to St. Joseph's

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(GAA) club.

Notable residents

John Ballance John Ballance (27 March 1839 – 27 April 1893) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 14th premier of New Zealand from January 1891 until his death in April 1893. He governed as the leader of New Zealand's first organised List of pol ...

, Premier of New Zealand in the late nineteenth century * Samuel Hill, recipient of the

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* Ivor Jess, disability sports campaigner * Anne Acheson, sculptor and co-inventor of paper-mache casts for broken limbs

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