Official Name: | Waterfoot |
Irish Name: | Gleann Airimh |
Local Name: | Glenariff |
Static Image: | Waterfoot White Arch 896.JPG |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Static Image Caption: | White Arch with Glenariff in the background |
Map Type: | Northern Ireland |
Coordinates: | 55.0604°N -6.0611°W |
Belfast Distance: | 47miles |
Population: | 520 |
Population Ref: | (2011 Census) |
Irish Grid Reference: | D240255 |
Unitary Northern Ireland: | Causeway Coast and Glens |
Country: | Northern Ireland |
Post Town: | Ballymena |
Postcode Area: | BT |
Postcode District: | BT44 |
Dial Code: | 028 |
Constituency Westminster: | North Antrim |
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland: | County Antrim |
Hide Services: | yes |
Constituency Ni Assembly: | North Antrim |
Waterfoot or Glenariff[1] [2] is a small coastal village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is at the foot of Glenariff, one of the Glens of Antrim, within the historic barony of Glenarm Lower and the civil parishes of Ardclinis and Layd. The village is in the townland of Warren,[3] 16miles north-east of Ballymena. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 504 inhabitants.
The village appeared in the news in November 2010 when Peter Wilson, one of the "disappeared" of the Troubles, was found buried on its beach on 2 November 2010.[4]
On Census Day 27th March 2011, in Waterfoot Settlement, considering the resident population:[5]