Maghaberry

Maghaberry
Maghaberry is located in Northern Ireland
Maghaberry
Maghaberry
Location within Northern Ireland
Population4,716 
Irish grid referenceJ175633
• Belfast12 mi (19 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCRAIGAVON[1]
Postcode districtBT67
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
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Northern Ireland
Antrim
54°30′10″N 6°11′15″W / 54.50278°N 6.18750°W / 54.50278; -6.18750

Maghaberry or Magaberry (pronounced /məˈɡɑːbri/ mə-GAH-bree, from Irish Maigh gCabraí, meaning 'plain of poor land')[2][3] is a village and townland in County Antrim,[2] Northern Ireland. It is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of Lisburn and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Moira. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 4,716 people.[4] It is one of the biggest villages within the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council area.

  1. ^ "Maghaberry Post Office - Post Office Branch Finder". Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames NI". Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  4. ^ "NINIS: Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service". Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service. Retrieved 16 November 2020.