Armoy

For other uses, see Armoy (disambiguation).

Armoy
St Patrick's Church and the round tower, 2014
Armoy is located in Northern Ireland
Armoy
Armoy
Location within Northern Ireland
Population1,122 (2013 Estimate)
Irish grid referenceD067328
• Belfast49 mi (79 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBALLYMONEY
Postcode districtBT53
Dialling code028, +44 28
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
55°07′52″N 06°19′36″W / 55.13111°N 6.32667°W / 55.13111; -6.32667

Armoy (from Irish Oirthear Maí ⓘ)[2] is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 5.5 miles (9 km) southwest of Ballycastle and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Ballymoney. According to an estimate in 2013 by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency it had a population of 1,122.[3]

The village is centred on the River Bush and at the foot of two of the nine Glens of Antrim; Glenshesk and Glentaisie. The Armoy parish also includes part of Knocklayd mountain which lies to the northeast of the village.[4]

It is one of the bigger villages in the area and has two primary schools, shops, a post office, public houses and other community facilities. The village was dominated by public sector housing for many years, but in the late 1980s and early 1990s, new housing developments began around the village.

The village is close to a number of scenic locations including the Dark Hedges, which in recent years has become a popular tourist attraction as the infamous "King's Road" in the HBO series Game of Thrones.[5]

  1. ^ Reynolds, Charlie. "The Aul' Hand". Ulster-Scots Academy. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Oirthear Maí (Armoy)". Placenames Database of Ireland. logainm.ie. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Electoral Ward information for Armoy". Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service (NINIS). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).
  4. ^ Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research. "statistics". ninis2.nisra.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Dark Hedges – Game of Thrones". Discover Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.