Maghaberry Explained

Official Name:Maghaberry
Irish Name:Maigh gCabraí
Country:Northern Ireland
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland:County Antrim
Unitary Northern Ireland:Lisburn and Castlereagh
Dial Code:028
Postcode Area:BT
Postcode District:BT67
Post Town:CRAIGAVON[1]
Constituency Ni Assembly:Lagan Valley
Constituency Westminster:Lagan Valley
Belfast Distance Mi:12
Coordinates:54.5028°N -6.1875°W
Irish Grid Reference:J175633
Population:4,716

Maghaberry or Magaberry (pronounced,)[2] [3] is a village and townland in County Antrim,[2] Northern Ireland. It is 9km (06miles) west of Lisburn and 4km (02miles) north of Moira. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 4,716 people.[4] It is one of the biggest villages within the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council area.

History

Until the early 20th century, Maghaberry was a rural townland with a crossroads, on the edge of a plateau. The economy of the area was mainly farming, although there were some limestone quarries. Today, the village serves as a commuter settlement, with its population mostly working and shopping elsewhere. It includes a community centre and Maghaberry Primary School. Maghaberry Methodist Church which is now a Covenant Church in partnership with the Church in Ireland. This new covenant arrangement amalgamates the two congregations into one. The new Covenant church is now known as the "Church on the Hill" and is led by two ministers the Reverend Robert Loney, Superintendent minister of the Glenavy/Moira Circuit of the Methodist church in Ireland and the Reverend Carlton Baxter, a minister of the Church of Ireland. There are also the Elim Tabernacle, a village hall and shops.

Places of interest

HMP Maghaberry is a modern high security prison housing adult male long term sentenced and remand prisoners, in both separated and integrated conditions. There are 939 staff and room for 718 prisoners in single cell accommodation.

2011 Census

On Census day in 2011, there were 4,716 people living in Maghaberry in 1,656 households. Of these:

References

  1. Web site: Maghaberry Post Office - Post Office Branch Finder . 16 November 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames NI . 2013-12-31 . 2013-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231224941/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=10868 . live .
  3. Web site: Placenames Database of Ireland . 2011-01-25 . 2012-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120913132104/http://www.logainm.ie/1166445.aspx . live .
  4. Web site: NINIS: Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service. 16 November 2020. Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service.
  5. Respondents could indicate more than one national identity

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