Glenavy

This article is about the village in Northern Ireland. For the town in New Zealand, see Glenavy, New Zealand.

Glenavy
Glenavy Catholic church
Glenavy
Location within Northern Ireland
Population2,384 (2021 census)
Irish grid referenceJ154729
• Belfast13 mi (21 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCRUMLIN
Postcode districtBT29
Dialling code028, +44 28
UK Parliament
NI Assembly

Glenavy (from Irish Lann Abhaigh, meaning 'church of the dwarf') is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is approximately 11 miles west of Belfast and eight miles north-west of Lisburn, and sits on the banks of the Glenavy river. In the 2021 census the village had a population of 2,384 people. In early documents it was written as "Lenavy".

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