Dervock

Dervock
  • Irish: Dearbhóg/Dairbheog (little oak grove)
Dervock is located in Northern Ireland
Dervock
Dervock
Location within Northern Ireland
Population714 (2011 Census)
Irish grid referenceC978317
• Belfast51 miles
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBALLYMONEY
Postcode districtBT53
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
55°07′24″N 6°28′08″W / 55.12346°N 6.46899°W / 55.12346; -6.46899

Dervock (from Irish Dearbhóg[1] or Dairbheog)[2] is a small village and townland (of 132 acres) in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 3.5 miles (6 km) northeast of Ballymoney, on the banks of the River Bush. It is situated in the civil parish of Derrykeighan and the historic barony of Dunluce Lower.[3] It had a population of 714 people (302 households) in the 2011 Census.[4]

  1. ^ "Dearbhóg/Dervock". Logainm.ie (in Irish). Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ^ Placenames NI Archived 2012-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Dervock". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Dervock". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.