Annahilt/Anahilt
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Church of the Ascension, Annahilt | |
Location within County Down | |
Population | 1,148 (2001) |
Irish grid reference | J296562 |
• Belfast | 14 mi (23 km) |
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County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HILLSBOROUGH |
Postcode district | BT26 |
Dialling code | 028 |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Annahilt / Anahilt (from Irish Eanach Eilte)[1] is a village and civil parish in north County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) south of Lisburn, and about 14 miles south-west of Belfast, on the main road between Ballynahinch and Hillsborough. In the 2001 Census the village had a population of 1,148. Annahilt has a distinctive drumlin setting, with a small wooded estate on a ridge to the west, and panoramic views on the approaches to the village.
Annahilt has a primary school, hair dressers, Scout Hall, an Orange Hall, a residential care home and a play park. There is also a business park to the north, on the Glebe Road. Annahilt also has a three-star caravan site, known as the 'Lakeside View Caravan Park', on the Magheraconluce Road.[2]