Jordanstown

Jordanstown
Jordanstown is located in Northern Ireland
Jordanstown
Jordanstown
Location within Northern Ireland
Population6,225 (2011 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWTOWNABBEY
Postcode districtBT37
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
54°40′48″N 5°53′19″W / 54.67991°N 5.888672°W / 54.67991; -5.888672
Shore Road in Jordanstown in 2008

Jordanstown (Irish: Baile Mhic Shiúrtáin) is a townland (of 964 acres)[1] and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area of Newtownabbey and the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. It is also situated in the civil parish of Carnmoney and the historic barony of Belfast Lower.[1] It had a population of 6,225 in the 2011 census, with an average age of 40.[2]

Jordanstown includes a University of Ulster campus, a bowling club, a few schools and shops. It also has a beach and seafront park area called Loughshore Park, which hosts various events throughout the year including the three-day Loughshore Festival over the last weekend in August. The park sits on the shore of Belfast Lough.

  1. ^ a b "Jordanstown". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2011 Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).