Rasharkin
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  Rasharkin Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 1,114 (2011 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | C971134 |
| • Belfast | 38 miles |
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| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BALLYMENA |
| Postcode district | BT44 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
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Rasharkin (from Irish Ros Earcáin 'Earcán's promontory')[1] is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Ballymoney, near Dunloy and Kilrea. It had a population of 1,114 people in the 2011 Census.[2]
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
- ^ "Rasharkin". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2015.