Whitehead, County Antrim

Whitehead
The shorefront
Whitehead is located in Northern Ireland
Whitehead
Location within Northern Ireland
Population3,802 (2011 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARRICKFERGUS
Postcode districtBT38
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
54°45′26″N 5°42′14″W / 54.757223°N 5.703964°W / 54.757223; -5.703964

Whitehead (Irish: An Cionn Bán[1]) is a small seaside town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, lying almost midway between the towns of Carrickfergus and Larne. It lies within the civil parish of Templecorran, the historic barony of Belfast Lower,[2] and is part of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. Before the Plantation of Ulster its name was recorded as both Whitehead and Kinbaine (from Irish an Cionn Bán 'the white head').[3]

Located at the base of Muldersleigh Hill, Whitehead lies in a small bay between the limestone cliffs of Whitehead and the black volcanic cliff of Blackhead, with the Blackhead Lighthouse on top, marking the entrance to the Belfast Lough. Whitehead is about 20 miles (32 km) from Belfast. On the opposite coast of Belfast Lough, the Copeland Islands, Bangor and part of the County Down coastline, are clearly visible.

It had a population of 3,802 in the 2011 Census.[4] Whitehead sometimes known as 'The Town With No Streets', as there are no roadways with the suffix "Street" in their name.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "An Cionn Bán/Whitehead". logainm.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ "White Head". Place Names NI. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  4. ^ "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Whitehead Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Retrieved 30 July 2019.