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Larne is a port town, lying where the River Inver flows into Larne Lough, at the mouth of the lough, on the east coast of County Antrim. It is within the townlands of Town Parks, Curran And Drumaliss, Blackcave, Blackcave South, Inver, Glebe, Antiville, Ballycraigy and Ballyloran, in the civil parish of Larne. The original towerhouse where Olderfleet Castle stands is believed to have been built by the Scoto-Irish Bissett family of Glenarm around 1250. The modern town first developed during the Plantation era. The town reached its heyday from the 1860s, when industrialist James Chaine purchased the harbour, rebuilt piers and quays and established the short sea crossing to Scotland. The town diversified into leisure-driven tourism under hotelier Henry McNeill. The combined growth of ship-yards, harbour infrastructure and tourism saw Larne emerge as a key industrial-maritime and holiday hub in the early 20th century. It remains a thriving town and a major passenger and freight port. The town is within the council area of Mid and East Antrim.

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Antrim
Lat, Long: 54.851113,-5.821997
Grid Reference: D 3993 0254
Townland: Town Parks TD
Civil Parish: Larne CP
Council Area: Mid and East Antrim CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 321646
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Larne,_Antrim_321646

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