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British Place Names

Antrim is a coastal county of Ulster, bounded to the north and east by the sea, to the west by the River Bann and Lough Neagh and on the south by the River Lagan. Antrim itself, near the shore of Lough Neagh, is a modest market town. County Antrim consists of a number of distinctive areas. In the north-east, running down into the sea, are the Antrim Hills and cutting through them the beautiful Glens of Antrim. On the north coast is the Giant's Causeway, a forest of vertical hexagonal basalt columns. Inland behind the hills is the valley of the Main, with the towns of Ballymena and Ballymoney. The south is dominated by Belfast at the head of Belfast Lough and satellite towns running back to Lisburn.

Place Type: Historic County
Lat, Long: 54.876607,-6.1495972
Grid Reference: D 1882 0477
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 321247
GGA Code: C01000004
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Antrim