Stranocum
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 The main road through the village | |
  Stranocum Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 285 |
| • Belfast | 40 mi (64 km) |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BALLYMONEY |
| Postcode district | BT53 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Stranocum (from Irish Sraith Nócam)[1][2] is a small village and townland in north County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The villages of Dervock and Armoy are nearby and the town of Ballymoney is about 5 miles (8 km) away. It had a population of 297 people (110 households) in the 2011 Census.[3] (2001 Census: 285 people)
The village is west of the River Bush and is mostly on the gentle hill down to the river. Although mainly a commuter village it does have some services. These include a supermarket and petrol station, a vehicle service garage, animal feeds mill, trout farm, Bushvalley Primary School and a park.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Placenames NI Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Stranocum". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2015.