Newtownabbey: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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GBP 35 - 40 The Chimney Corner Hotel
 Next to City of Belfast Golf Club, The Chimney Corner Hotel is situated in Newtownabbey, just 15 minutes from Belfast. The hotel has free parking, lan… MoreGBP 59 - 114 Corr´s Corner Hotel
 A place of cutting-edge modernity with the finest traditional values, Corr´s Corner Hotel has held a special place in community since 1919.
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Newtownabbey: Guide
Newtownabbey is a large urban area in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, to the north of Belfast. Newtownabbey Urban Area includes a large number of smaller towns and villages, including Ballyclare, Carnmoney, Glengormley, Jordanstown, Monkstown, County Antrim|Monkstown, Rathcoole (Belfast)|Rathcoole and Whiteabbey. Overall Newtownabbey Urban Area had a population of 62,056 people in the United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census. It is served by Newtownabbey Borough Council.
The new town of Newtownabbey was created in 1958 out of the existing villages of Carnmoney, Glengormley, Jordanstown, Monkstown, County Antrim|Monkstown, Whitehouse, Whitewell and Whiteabbey. It is a huge residential area with many modern housing estates, and forms Newtownabbey Borough Council. It is also a large industrial base with many engineering and computer industries based in the Monkstown and Carnmoney areas. Retail and leisure facilities include the Abbey Centre, Northcott Shopping Centre and Glengormley Moviehouse. The main campus for the University of Ulster is based at Jordanstown. Newtownabbey is the largest town on the island of Ireland. The UK Government, via its direct rule Ministers, have proposed new council structures for all of Northern Ireland. As a result, Newtownabbey Borough Council may be subsumed into a larger council in the years ahead.
History
The Troubles
For more information see The Troubles in Newtownabbey, which includes a list of incidents in Newtownabbey during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.
Other Newtownabbey relevant articles relating to the Troubles include:
Newtownabbey Urban Area is classified as a Large Town (ie with population between 18,000 and 75,000 people) by the and is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area (BMUA). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 62,056 people living in Newtownabbey. Of these:
For more details see:
Ballyclare High School
List of towns in Northern Ireland
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The Troubles in Carnmoney 2001 Census
21.8% were aged under 16 years and 19.1% were aged 60 and over
48.1% of the population were male and 51.9% were female
19.4% were from a Catholic background and 76.2% were from a Protestantism|Protestant background
3.2% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed. Education
Newtownabbey Community High School
Ballyclare Secondary School
Glengormley High School
Edmund Rice College
St. Bernard's Primary School
St. Mary's on the Hill Primary School
University of Ulster at Jordanstown References
Sister city
Newtownabbey has one town twinning|sister city, as designated by :
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List of villages in Northern Ireland
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