Dervock
Dervock
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| Population | 714 (2011 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | C978317 |
| • Belfast | 51 miles |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BALLYMONEY |
| Postcode district | BT53 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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Dervock (from Irish Dearbhóg[1] or Dairbheog)[2] is a small village and townland (of 132 acres) in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 3.5 miles (6 km) northeast of Ballymoney, on the banks of the River Bush. It is situated in the civil parish of Derrykeighan and the historic barony of Dunluce Lower.[3] It had a population of 714 people (302 households) in the 2011 census.[4]
Features
[edit | edit source]The village includes a number of commercial businesses, a primary school and doctor's surgery, as well as recreational and community facilities.
The North Irish Horse Inn, a listed building, named after a famous British Army regiment, the namesake North Irish Horse, and has military memorabilia on display inside, and there is also a remembrance fountain built in 1878.
Demography
[edit | edit source]Dervock is classified as a village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 600 and 1,000 people). On census day in 2011 (29 April 2011), there were 711 people living in Dervock. Of these:[5]
- 22.8% were aged under 16 years and 13.3% were aged 60 and over
- 47.9% of the population were male and 52.1% were female.
- 1.2% were from a Catholic background and 98.8% were from a Protestant background.[citation needed]
Transport
[edit | edit source]Dervock railway station opened on 18 October 1880 but closed on 3 July 1950.[6] It was on the Ballycastle Railway, a narrow gauge railway which ran 17 miles connecting Ballycastle to Ballymoney, on the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (BNCR), later Northern Counties Committee (NCC), main line to Derry~Londonderry.[7]
People
[edit | edit source]- Ken McArthur won a gold medal for running the marathon whilst representing his adopted country of South Africa at the Olympic games in 1912 held in Stockholm, Sweden.[8] There is now an avenue in Dervock named in his honour.
- Richard Smyth (1826–1878), Presbyterian minister, and MP for County Londonderry
- Thomas McAfee (1866–1947), Presbyterian minister, member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 1925–1929
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ BBC news report Archived 27 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, "Kennedy Kane McArthur: Flame still burns for Marathon messenger"
External links
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