Back Armoy (Irlanda del Norte) Spanish Armoy (Antrim konderria) Basque Oirthear Maí Irish Oirthear Maí Scots/Gaelic Armoy, Daerah Antrim Malay अर्मोय, काउन्टी अंतरिम PI
| Armoy | |
|---|---|
 St Patrick's Church and the round tower | |
  Armoy Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 1,122 (2013 Estimate) |
| Irish grid reference | D067328 |
| • Belfast | 49 mi (79 km) |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BALLYMONEY |
| Postcode district | BT53 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Armoy (from Irish Oirthear Maí )[2] is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 5.5 miles (9 km) southwest of Ballycastle and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Ballymoney. According to an estimate in 2013 by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency it had a population of 1,122.[3]
The village is centred on the River Bush and at the foot of two of the nine Glens of Antrim; Glenshesk and Glentaisie. The Armoy parish also includes part of Knocklayd mountain which lies to the northeast of the village.[4]
It is one of the bigger villages in the area and has two primary schools, shops, a post office, public houses and other community facilities. The village was dominated by public sector housing for many years, but in the late 1980s and early 1990s, new housing developments began around the village.
The village is close to a number of scenic locations including the Dark Hedges, which in recent years has become a popular tourist attraction as the infamous "King's Road" in the HBO series Game of Thrones.[5]
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- ^ "Oirthear Maí (Armoy)". Placenames Database of Ireland. logainm.ie. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Electoral Ward information for Armoy". Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service (NINIS). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).
- ^ Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research. "statistics". ninis2.nisra.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Dark Hedges – Game of Thrones". Discover Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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