Dunadry
Dunadry
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 Dunadry River near Old Mill in 2008 | |
  Dunadry Location withinNorthern Ireland | |
| Population | 430 (2011 Census) |
| •Belfast | 11 mi (18 km) |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ANTRIM |
| Postcode district | BT41 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Dunadry(fromIrishDún Eadradh,meaning 'middle fort')[1]is ahamletandtownland(of 657 acres) 3 miles (5 km) fromAntriminCounty Antrim,Northern Ireland.It is situated in thecivil parishofGrange of Nilteenand the historicbaronyofAntrim Upper.[2]It is within theAntrim and Newtownabbey Borough Councilarea. It had a population of 430 people (190 households) in the 2011 Census.[3](2001 Census: 237 people).
History
[edit]Around 1251 the name of Dunadry townland was recorded asDunedergel.The IrishDún Eadradhmay reinterpret an earlier name,Dún Eadarghabhal(fort between forks), referring to a fort which formerly stood in the junction between theSix Mile WaterRiver and the Rathmore Burn. The 1838Ordnance SurveyMemoir records Dunadry as taking its name from a fort which stood about 100 yards to the north of the village.[1]
The site of an ancient church and graveyard, formerly the parish church of the Grange of Nilteen, lies in the townland. In the Papal Taxation c.1306 the church is recorded asEcclesia de Drumnedergal.The Ordnance Survey Memoir of 1838 records, however, that the foundations of the church were wholly removed and the burial ground cultivated.[1]
Transport
[edit]Dunadry railway stationwas opened on 11 April 1848 but closed on 20 September 1954.[4]
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