List of places in County Antrim
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This is a list of cities
, town
s, village
s and hamlet
s in County Antrim
, Northern Ireland
. See the List of places in Northern Ireland for places in other counties.
Towns are listed in bold.
City
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Town
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Village
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Hamlet (place)
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County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. See the List of places in Northern Ireland for places in other counties.
Towns are listed in bold.
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- AghagallonAghagallonAghagallon is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about three miles northeast of Lurgan. It is part of the Craigavon Borough Council area and had a population of 824 in the 2001 Census....
- AghaleeAghaleeAghalee is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is three miles from the southeast corner of Lough Neagh on the main road between Lurgan and Antrim and about 13 kilometres west of Lisburn. The village lies on the steep wooded slopes of Friary Glen and is beside the now disused Lagan...
- AhoghillAhoghillAhoghill or Ahohill is a large village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, four miles from Ballymena. It has a population of 3,055 people . It is within the Borough of Ballymena....
- Aldergrove
- AntrimAntrim, County AntrimAntrim is a town in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, half a mile north-east of Lough Neagh. It had a population of 20,001 people in the 2001 Census. The town is the administrative centre of Antrim Borough Council...
- Armoy
- AughafattenAughafattenAughafatten or Aghafatten is a small village and townland between Carnlough and Broughshane in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.It is within the Borough of Ballymena and is part of the North Antrim constituency for local and European elections...
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- BallintoyBallintoyBallintoy is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located alongside the B15 coast road, north-east of Coleraine, west of Ballycastle and between it and Bushmills...
- BallybogyBallybogyBallybogy or Ballybogey is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located 6km north of Ballymoney and 6km east of Coleraine. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 258 people. It lies within the Borough of Ballymoney....
- BallycarryBallycarryBallycarry is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is midway between Larne and Carrickfergus, overlooking Islandmagee. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 981.-Archaeology:...
- BallycastleBallycastle, County AntrimBallycastle is a small town in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Its population was 5,089 people in the 2001 Census. It is the seat and main settlement of Moyle District Council....
- BallyclareBallyclareBallyclare is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,770 people in the 2001 Census...
- BallycraigyBallycraigyBallycraigy is a mainly loyalist housing estate in Antrim, about 10 miles north of Belfast, Northern Ireland.Ballycraigy has its own band "Ballycraigy Sons of Ulster" with Purple/Lilac attire for their uniform. The ballycraigy estate is made up of the mostly Protestant religion group. Every July...
- BallyeastonBallyeastonBallyeaston, formerly spelt Ballyistin , is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 2–3 km north of Ballyclare, on the road to Larne. It lies on the southern hill slopes overlooking Six Mile Water. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 90 people...
- BallygalleyBallygalleyBallygalley or Ballygally is a village and holiday resort in County Antrim, Northern Ireland which lies on the Antrim coast, approximately 3 miles north of Larne...
- BallyhenryNewtownabbeyNewtownabbey is a large town north of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Sometimes considered to be a suburb of Belfast, it is separated from the rest of the city by Cavehill and Fortwilliam golf course...
- BallylinneyBallylinneyBallylinney or Ballylinny is a small village and townland near Ballyclare in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.It is classified as a Small Village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency ....
- Ballymacash
- BallymenaBallymenaBallymena is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and the seat of Ballymena Borough Council. Ballymena had a population of 28,717 people in the 2001 Census....
- BallymoneyBallymoneyBallymoney is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,021 people in the 2001 Census. It is currently served by Ballymoney Borough Council....
- BallynureBallynureBallynure is a village near Ballyclare in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 677 people in the 2001 Census.The village is effectively split in two by the A8 main road, which runs from Belfast to Larne. A stream called the Ballynure Water runs through it and the houses are a...
- BallyrobertBallyrobertBallyrobert is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 4 km south of Ballyclare and has developed around the junction of the Ballyrobert Road and the Mossley Road/The Longshot. It had a population of 587 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Newtownabbey Borough...
- BallystrudderBallystrudderBallystrudder or Ballystruder is a small village and townland on Islandmagee in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 781 people. It is within the Larne Borough Council area.- 2001 Census :...
- BallyvoyBallyvoyBallyvoy is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A2 coast road 5 km east of Ballycastle and 17 km north west of Cushendall. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 72 people...
- BalnamoreBalnamoreBalnamore is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Ballynacree and lies 3 km west of Ballymoney...
- BarmeenBarmeenBarmeen is the anglicised name of a townland located at the foot of Glendun, one of the nine Glens of Antrim in County Antrim, Northern Ireland...
- BelfastBelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
(has city status) - BendooraghBendooraghBendooragh is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 2½ miles south west of Ballymoney. In the 2001 Census it had a population of three hundred and three people...
- BroomhedgeBroomhedgeBroomhedge is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Lisburn, approximately 12 miles southwest of Belfast. It lies within the Lisburn City Council area, and the Maghaberry electoral ward.-Demographics:...
- BroughshaneBroughshaneBroughshane is a village within the Borough of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is northeast of Ballymena and north of Antrim, on the A42 road. It had a population of 2,364 at the 2001 Census....
- BucknaBucknaBuckna is a small village four miles east of Broughshane in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is close to Slemish.-External links:**...
- BushmillsBushmillsBushmills is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bushmills had 1,319 inhabitants in the 2001 Census. It is located 95 km from Belfast, 10 km from Ballycastle and 15 km from Coleraine...
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- CapecastleCapecastleCapecastle or Cape Castle is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, between Armoy and Ballycastle.-Transport:Capecastle railway station opened on 1 February 1882, closed for goods traffic in 1927, and finally closed altogether on 3 July 1950...
- CarganCarganCargan is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies at the foot of Slievenanee in Glenravel – locally known as "The Tenth Glen" along with the more widely known nine Glens of Antrim. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 411 people...
- Carnalbanagh
- CarncastleCarncastleCarncastle or Cairncastle is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland near the town of Larne and inland from the village of Ballygally. It had a population of 66 people in the 2001 Census...
- CarnloughCarnloughCarnlough is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It has a picturesque harbour on the shores of Carnlough Bay. Carnlough is situated on the Coast Road beside the North Channel and at the foot of Glencloy, the second of the nine Glens of Antrim...
- CarnmoneyCarnmoneyCarnmoney is the name of a townland and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Carnmoney is within the urban area called Newtownabbey and the wider Newtownabbey Borough. It lies 7 miles from Belfast city centre....
- CarrickfergusCarrickfergusCarrickfergus , known locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,201 at the 2001 Census and takes its name from Fergus Mór mac Eirc, the 6th century king...
- Clogh
- CloughmillsCloughmillsCloughmills or Cloghmills is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Ballymoney is 15km to the north-west and Ballymena is 16km to the south...
- Cogry-KilbrideCogryCogry-Kilbride is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 4 km west of Ballyclare. The village encompasses the two townlands of Cogry and Kilbride. It had a population of 1,195 people in the 2001 census.-History:...
- Connor
- CraigaroganCraigaroganCraigarogan is a small village and townland to the west of Newtownabbey in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The settlement has developed at the junction of the Bernice Road and the Clarke Lodge Road. The settlement of Roughfort is also within the townland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of...
- Crumlin
- CullybackeyCullybackeyCullybackey or Cullybacky is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies 4 miles north of Ballymena, on the banks of the River Maine, and is within the Borough of Ballymena. It had a population of 2,405 people in the 2001 Census....
- CushendallCushendallCushendall and formerly known as Newtown Glens is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.It is on the A2 coast road between Glenariff and Cushendun, in the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
- CushendunCushendunCushendun is a small coastal village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits off the A2 coast road between Cushendall and Ballycastle. It has a sheltered harbour and lies at the mouth of the River Dun and Glendun, one of the nine Glens of Antrim. The Mull of Kintyre in Scotland is only about...
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- DervockDervockDervock is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 6km northeast of Ballymoney, on the banks of the Dervock River.-Features:...
- Derrymore
- DoaghDoaghDoagh is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is in the Six Mile Water Valley about two miles southwest of Ballyclare. It had a population of 1,130 people in the 2001 Census....
- DonegoreDonegoreDonegore is the name of a hill, a townland, a small cluster of residences, and a civil parish in the barony of Upper Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Donegore lies approximately 5 miles east of Antrim town. The largest settlement in the parish is the village of Parkgate...
- Drains BayDrains BayDrains Bay is a small residential and commuter village on the County Antrim coast approximately north of Larne, Northern Ireland.-Name:The name is an anglicisation of the original name of Drinns Bay, which refers to the blackthorn which grew profusely in the area.-Features:The village is largely...
- Drumlough
- DunadryDunadryDunadry is a small village and townland near Antrim in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 237 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Borough of Antrim.-References:*...
- DunamuggyDunamuggyDunamuggy is a townland in the Parish of Donegore, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies on the eastern aspect of Donegore Hill....
- DundrodDundrodDundrod is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 63 people. It is within in the Lisburn City Council area.- Buildings :...
- DunloyDunloyDunloy is a village and townland in the Borough of Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is between Ballymena and Ballymoney . It had a population of 1,071 people in the 2001 Census, a gain of 21 % since 1991.Dunloy's most striking building is the modern Roman Catholic church...
- DunmurryDunmurryDunmurry is an urban townland, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Located between Belfast and Lisburn, it was once a rural village, but is now within the Greater Belfast conurbation...
- DunseverickDunseverickDunseverick is a hamlet and townland near the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is most notable for Dunseverick Castle.-External links:****...
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- Galgorm ParksGalgorm ParksGalgorm Parks is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 1 km west of Ballymena. It is part of the civil parish of Ahoghill. Administratively, it is in the Borough of Ballymena....
- Gawley's GateGawley's GateGawley's Gate is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated on the south-eastern shore of Lough Neagh, seven miles to the north of Lurgan and ten miles west of Lisburn. It is notable mainly for Gawley's Gate Inn which attracts patrons from the outlying townlands. It also...
- GlenarmGlenarmGlenarm is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies on the North Channel coast north of the town of Larne and the village of Ballygalley, and south of the village of Carnlough. It had a population of 582 people in the 2001 Census. Glenarm takes it name from the glen in which it lies,...
- GlenavyGlenavyGlenavy is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 17 kilometres north west of Lisburn on the banks of the Glenavy River. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,069 people. In early documents it was known as Lenavy.-Demographics:...
- GlengormleyGlengormleyGlengormley or Glengormly is the name of a townland and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Glengormley is within the urban area called Newtownabbey and the wider Newtownabbey Borough.-Location:...
- GlenoeGlenoeGlenoe or Gleno is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is halfway between Larne and Carrickfergus. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 87 people. Glenoe is in the Larne Borough Council area.-Places of interest:...
- GlynnGlynnGlynn is a small village in the Larne Borough Council area of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies a short distance south of Larne, on the shore of Larne Lough. Glynn had a population of 641 people in the 2001 Census.-History:...
- GracehillGracehillGracehill is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies about 3 km from Ballymena and is in the townland of Ballykennedy . It is part of the Borough of Ballymena....
- Grange CornerGrange CornerGrange Corner is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 282 people. It is situated in the Borough of Ballymena....
- GreenislandGreenislandGreenisland is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies 7 miles north-east of Belfast and 3 miles south-west of Carrickfergus. The village is on the coast of Belfast Lough and is named after a tiny islet to the west, the Green Island....
- GrogganGrogganGroggan is a hamlet and townland near Randalstown in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 123 people. It is within the Borough of Antrim.- References :*...
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- Kells-ConnorKells, County AntrimKells is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Ballymena. The area encompasses Kells and the village of Connor which are very close together and have a joint primary school, library, development association etc. It had a population of 1,745 people in the 2001 Census...
- KellswaterKellswaterKellswater is a hamlet near to the village of Kells in Northern Ireland. The name of the hamlet comes from the nearby Kells Water.-Transport:...
- KeshbridgeKeshbridgeKeshbridge is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 99 people. It is situated in the Lisburn City Council area....
- KilleadKilleadKillead is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is near Aldergrove and Antrim. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 78 people.The village is near Belfast International Airport and is accessed from the A26 Tully Road.-People:...
- KnocknacarryKnocknacarryKnocknacarry is a hamlet about 1 kilometre west of Cushendun in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 138 people. It is within the Moyle District Council area....
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- LambegLambeg, County AntrimLambeg is an urban townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Located between Belfast and Lisburn, it was once a small rural village, but is now within the Greater Belfast conurbation. Lambeg is also an electoral ward of Lisburn Council...
- LarneLarneLarne is a substantial seaport and industrial market town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a population of 18,228 people in the 2001 Census. As of 2011, there are about 31,000 residents in the greater Larne area. It has been used as a seaport for over 1,000 years, and is...
- LisburnLisburnDemographicsLisburn Urban Area is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area and is classified as a Large Town by the . On census day there were 71,465 people living in Lisburn...
- Lisnagarvey
- LongkeshLongkeshLongkesh is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Lisburn. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 201 people. It is situated in the Lisburn City Council area.- Places of interest :...
- LoughguileLoughguileLoughguile, also spelt Loughgiel or Loughgeel , is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 13 km east of Ballymoney, at the edge of the Glens of Antrim...
- LoughlynchLoughlynchLoughlynch or Lough Lynch is a townland in the parish of Billy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies about 3½ miles south-east of Bushmills and was once the site of a lake.-History:...
- Lower BallinderryLower BallinderryLower Ballinderry is a small village to the west of Upper Ballinderry in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland and civil parish of Ballinderry. The village lies a short distance to the southeast of Portmore Lough and Lough Neagh, 12 km to the west of Lisburn. In the 2001...
- Lower BroomhedgeLower BroomhedgeLower Broomhedge is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Lisburn. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 180 people. It lies within the Lisburn City Council area. It is usually considered part of Broomhedge itself rather than a separate village....
- LurganureLurganureLurganure is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies to the west of Lisburn and is separated from Mazetown by the River Lagan. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 441 people...
- LurganvilleLurganvilleLurganville is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 102 people. It is situated in the Lisburn City Council area. Locally significant buildings include St Colman’s Church, which is a listed building, and the Parochial House....
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- MaghaberryMaghaberryMaghaberry or Magaberry is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 9 kilometres west of Lisburn and 4 kilometres north of Moira. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,696 people...
- MagheramorneMagheramorneMagheramorne is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 5 miles south of Larne on the shores of Larne Lough. It had a population of 75 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Larne Borough Council area....
- Martinstown
- MazeMaze, County AntrimMazetown or Maze is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It was named after the townland of Maze. The village and townland sit on the southern bank of the River Lagan, which separates it from Lurganure...
- Mill Bay
- MillbankMillbank, County AntrimMillbank is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Carnanee, slightly north of Roughfort, between Templepatrick and Newtownabbey. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 93 people. It is in Newtownabbey Borough Council area.- References :*...
- MilltownMilltown, County AntrimMilltown is a small settlement in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Derryaghy, about one mile to the north of Lisburn. Once a rural village, it is now part of the Greater Belfast conurbation. However, it is separated from the surrounding urban area by a narrow stretch of...
- MoneyglassMoneyglassMoneyglass is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 90. Moneyglass is near Toome and Lough Beg.- People :*Moneyglass was at one time home to Malachy McCourt and his family...
- MonkstownMonkstown, County AntrimMonkstown is the name of a townland and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area called Newtownabbey and the wider Newtownabbey Borough. The townland was previously called Ballynamanagh...
- Moss-SideMoss-Side, County AntrimMoss-Side or Mosside is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 270 people. It is situated in the Moyle District Council area.- See also : List of villages in Northern Ireland...
- MounthillMounthillMounthill is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Larne. As of the 2001 Census, it has a population of 69 people. It is situated in the Larne Borough Council area....
- MullaghboyMullaghboyMullaghboy is a small village and townland on Islandmagee in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 294. It is within the Larne Borough Council area.- References :*...
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- ParkgateParkgate, County AntrimParkgate is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies at the foot of Donegore Hill, near the Six Mile Water. It is about mid-way between Ballyclare and Antrim town. It had a population of 646 people in the 2001 Census...
- PortballintraePortballintraePortballintrae is a small seaside village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is four miles east of Portrush and two miles west of the Giant's Causeway. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 734 people, a decline of 10% compared to 1991...
- PortbraddonPortbraddonPortbraddon or Portbraddan is a hamlet in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The hamlet has an ancient salmon fishing station. A local myth states that Portbraddon contains the smallest church in Ireland, but the building in question was in fact built in the 1950s as a cow byre, which the government...
- PortglenonePortglenonePortglenone is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies 8.5 miles west of Ballymena. It had a population of 2,900 in the 2001 Census...
- PortrushPortrushPortrush is a small seaside resort town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the County Londonderry border. The main part of the old town, including the railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, is built on a mile–long peninsula, Ramore Head, pointing north-northwest....
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- SolarSolar, County AntrimSolar is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland....
- StoneyfordStoneyford, County AntrimStoneyford is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is between Glenavy and Milltown, about 5 miles north of Lisburn. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 318 people. It is situated in the Lisburn City Council area...
- StraidStraidStraid is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 5 km east of Ballyclare, and about 9 km inland from Carrickfergus. It lies within the Newtownabbey Borough Council area. It used to be described as falling within the barony of Belfast, the local townland is "Straidlands"...
- StranocumStranocumStranocum 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 away. At the 2001 Census Stranocum had a population of 285....
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- WaterfootWaterfoot, County AntrimWaterfoot is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is in the parishes of Ardclinis and Layd, within the barony of Glenarm Lower. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 504 inhabitants....
- WhiteabbeyWhiteabbeyWhiteabbey is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area called Newtownabbey and the wider Newtownabbey Borough...
- Whitehead