Ballynure

Ballynure (in Irish: "Baile an Iúir", ie farmstead of the yew tree) is a village near Straid in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 677 people in the 2001 Census.

The village is effectively split in two by the A8 main road which runs from Belfast to Larne. A stream called the Ballynure Water runs through it and the houses are a mixture of old fashioned buildings and new estates. Christ Church, Church of Ireland is one of the old buildings of note in Ballynure.

Transport

*Ballynure was formerly served by the Ballymena and Larne Railway, a narrow gauge railway. Ballynure railway station opened on 24 August 1878, but finally closed on 1 October 1930. [cite web | title=Ballynure station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-09-11]

2001 Census

Ballynure is classified as a small village or hamlet by the [http://www.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)] (ie with a population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 677 people living in Ballynure. Of these:
*22.3% were aged under 16 and 15.8% were aged 60 and over
*48.2% of the population were male and 51.9% were female
*3.0% were from a Catholic background and 95.0% were from a Protestant background
*1.4% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.

For further details see: [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information Service]

References

* [http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=16&to=319&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 Culture Northern Ireland]

See also

*List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland