Maghaberry
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Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 4,716 |
Irish grid reference | J175633 |
• Belfast | 12 mi (19 km) |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CRAIGAVON[1] |
Postcode district | BT67 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
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.