Articlave
Articlave
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![]() ![]() Articlave Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 920 |
• Belfast | 50 mi (80 km) |
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County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | COLERAINE |
Postcode district | BT51 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Articlave (from Irish: Ard an Chléibh, meaning 'height of the basket')[1][2] is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A2 coastal road, 7 kilometres west of Coleraine. Castlerock railway station is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north. In the past the area has been spelt as Ardacleve or Ardacleave.[1][2] It is situated within the Causeway Coast and Glens district.
2011 Census[]
On Census day in 2011:
- 12.5% were from a Catholic background and 82.5% were from a Protestant background
2001 Census[]
Articlave is classified as a Small Village or Hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 800 people living in Articlave. Of these:
- 26.0% were aged under 16 years and 14.9% were aged 60 and over
- 49.5% of the population were male and 50.5% were female
- 18.1% were from a Catholic background and 79.2% were from a Protestant background
- 6.5% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.[3]
Articlave poltergeist[]
References[]
- ^ a b Placenames NI - Articlave Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Ard an Chléibh/Articlave". Logainm.ie (in Ga). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ NI Neighbourhood Information Service
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Categories:
- Villages in County Londonderry
- Causeway Coast and Glens district
- County Londonderry geography stubs