Glengormley

Glengormley
View of Glengormley along Hightown Road (B95)
Glengormley is located in Northern Ireland
Glengormley
Glengormley
Location within Northern Ireland
Population21,027 (2011 Census)[1]
District
  • Belfast City Council
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBelfast
Postcode districtBT36
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
54°40′41″N 5°57′47″W / 54.678000°N 5.963000°W / 54.678000; -5.963000

Glengormley (from Irish Gleann Ghormlaithe, meaning 'Gormlaith's valley')[1] is a townland (of 215 acres)[2] and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Glengormley is within the urban area of Newtownabbey bordering Belfast, and is located in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. It is also situated in the civil parish of Carnmoney and the historic barony of Belfast Lower.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Gleann Ghormlaithe". Placenames Database of Ireland. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Glengormly". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.