Stranocum

Stranocum

Stranocum (from Irish: Sraith Nócam)^[1]^[2] is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The villages of Dervock and Armoy are nearby and the town of Ballymoney is about 5 miles (8.0 km) away. It had a population of 297 people (110 households) in the 2011 Census.^[3] (2001 Census: 285 people)

The village is west of the River Bush and is mostly on the gentle hill down to the river. Although mainly a commuter village it does have some services. These include a supermarket and petrol station, a vehicle service garage, animal feeds mill, trout farm, Bushvalley Primary School and a park.

Transport

Stranocum railway station opened on 18 October 1880, shut for goods traffic on 24 March 1924, and shut altogether on 3 July 1950.^[4] It was on the Ballycastle Railway, a narrow gauge railway that ran for 17 miles between Ballycastle and Ballymoney. This was part of the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (BNCR), later Northern Counties Committee (NCC), main line to Londonderry.^[5]

References

↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
↑ Placenames NI
↑ "Stranocum". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
↑ "Stranocum station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
↑ Baker, Michael HC (1999). Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2680-7.

Culture Northern Ireland

Places in County Antrim

List of places in County Antrim

Cities	Belfast (part) Lisburn (part)

Towns	Antrim Ballycastle Ballyclare Ballymena Ballymoney Carrickfergus Larne Newtownabbey Portrush Randalstown

Villages	Aghagallon Aghalee Ahoghill Aldergrove Armoy Aughafatten Ballinderry Upper Ballinderry Lower Ballintoy Ballybogy Ballycarry Ballyeaston Ballygally Ballylinny Ballynure Ballyrobert Ballystrudder Ballyvoy Balnamore Bendooragh Broughshane Buckna Bushmills Capecastle Cargan Carnalbanagh Carncastle Carnlough Clogh Cloghmills Cogry-Kilbride Craigarogan Crumlin Cullybackey Cushendall Cushendun Dervock Derrymore Doagh Donegore Drains Bay Dunadry Dundrod Dunloy Gawley's Gate Glenarm Glenavy Glenoe Glynn Gracehill Grange Corner Greenisland Groggan Kells-Connor Kellswater Keshbridge Killead Knocknacarry Longkesh Loughguile Lurganure Lurganville Maghaberry Magheramorne Martinstown Mill Bay Millbank Milltown Moneyglass Monkstown Moss-Side Mounthill Mullaghboy Newtown Crommelin Parkgate Portballintrae Portbraddon Portglenone Rasharkin Roughfort Stoneyford Straid Stranocum Templepatrick Toome Tullynacross Waterfoot Whitehead

Townlands	Ballycraigy Barmeen Bonnybefore Broomhedge Broomhedge Lower Carnmoney Dunamuggy Dunmurry Dunseverick Galgorm Parks Glengormley Jordanstown Kilroot Lambeg Lisnagarvy Loughlynch Monkstown Rathcoole Solar Tobergill White Abbey

Landforms	Belfast Lough Benbane Head Black Mountain Cavehill Divis Fair Head Giant's Causeway Glens of Antrim Glenariff Forest Park Islandmagee Lagan Valley Larne Lough Lough Beg Portmore Lough Rathlin Island Scawt Hill Slemish Slieve True Slieveanorra Forest Tievebulliagh Waterloo Bay

Baronies	Antrim Lower Antrim Upper Belfast Lower Belfast Upper Carrickfergus Cary Dunluce Lower Dunluce Upper Glenarm Lower Glenarm Upper Kilconway Massereene Lower Massereene Upper Toome Lower Toome Upper

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Coordinates: 55°06′N 6°25′W / 55.100°N 6.417°W / 55.100; -6.417

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