Crumlin, Antrim

About Crumlin, Antrim

Crumlin is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is at the head of a wooded glen on the Camlin River, near Lough Neagh, and 20mi west of Belfast city centre. Belfast International Airport lies just north of the village at Aldergrove. It had a population of 5, 099 people in the 2011 Census. It is part of Antrim and Newtownabbey district. It also hosts the headquarters of Lidl Northern Ireland. HistoryThe town's old linen mill was built in 1809. A stone clock tower, built in 1897 as a memorial to a member of the Pakenham family who were landlords in the area, stands at the top of the village near the former railway station. In 1972, during The Troubles, a bomb went off prematurely near Crumlin, killing two IRA members. EducationCrumlin Integrated CollegeSt. Joseph's Primary SchoolCrumlin Integrated PrimaryGaelscoil Ghleann DarachNaĆ­scoil Ghleann DarachSleepy Hollow Day Nursery - offering day care and early education, including only two year old programme in the village known as Eager and Able to Learn

Crumlin, Antrim Description

Crumlin is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is at the head of a wooded glen on the Camlin River, near Lough Neagh, and 20mi west of Belfast city centre. Belfast International Airport lies just north of the village at Aldergrove. It had a population of 5, 099 people in the 2011 Census. It is part of Antrim and Newtownabbey district. It also hosts the headquarters of Lidl Northern Ireland. HistoryThe town's old linen mill was built in 1809. A stone clock tower, built in 1897 as a memorial to a member of the Pakenham family who were landlords in the area, stands at the top of the village near the former railway station. In 1972, during The Troubles, a bomb went off prematurely near Crumlin, killing two IRA members. EducationCrumlin Integrated CollegeSt. Joseph's Primary SchoolCrumlin Integrated PrimaryGaelscoil Ghleann DarachNaĆ­scoil Ghleann DarachSleepy Hollow Day Nursery - offering day care and early education, including only two year old programme in the village known as Eager and Able to Learn

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