Place:Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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NameNewtownabbey
TypeTown
Coordinates54.667°N 5.95°W
Located inCounty Antrim, Northern Ireland
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Glengormley
Jordanstown
White Abbey
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Newtownabbey is a large settlement in North Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is separated from the rest of the city by Cavehill and Fortwilliam golf course. It surrounds Carnmoney Hill, and was formed from the merging of several small villages including Whiteabbey, Glengormley and Carnmoney. At the 2011 Census, Metropolitan Newtownabbey Settlement had a population of 65,646, making it the third largest settlement in Northern Ireland. It is part of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council.

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