- Lower Ballinderry
Lower Ballinderry is a small
village inCounty Antrim ,Northern Ireland , about 27 km south west ofBelfast and 12 km to the west ofLisburn . In the 2001 Census it had a population of 441 people. It is situated in theLisburn City Council area.The village lies on the eastern shore of
Lough Neagh , with theGlenavy Road running through the centre. It is situated on gently undulating land with an open aspect to the east, west and south. It is sited on a crossroads that linked the medieval church site ofAghagallon (Ballinderry Old Graveyard), and later to the Plantation site ofPortmore Castle . The village has at its core BallinderryMoravian Church , alisted building which along with other listed structures forms a distinct core to the settlement around the crossroads. It has a pre-eminently 18th century character, visible in buildings, in form and layout, and in the lime tree plantings.Lower Ballinderry is a local service centre, with facilities including, Ballinderry Moravian Church, Lower Ballinderry Primary School and a public house. There is an
Ulsterbus service between Lower Ballinderry and Lisburn.References
* [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information System]
*Draft Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015External links
* [http://www.lisburn.com/books/moravian/moravian1.html History of Ballinderry Moravian Church]
See also
*
List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland
*Upper Ballinderry
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