Jordanstown is a suburb of
BelfastBelfast is the capital of and the largest city in Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. It is the seat of devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly. It is the largest urban area in the province of Ulster, and the second largest city on the island of...
located within the borough of
NewtownabbeyNewtownabbey Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Newtownabbey has a population of over 80,000 and is on the north shore of Belfast Lough just immediately north of Belfast. The Borough was founded in 1958 as a result of an Act of Parliament passed in 1957 and...
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County AntrimCounty Antrim is one of the traditional counties of Ireland. It is located within the province of Ulster and is part of Northern Ireland. It was named after the town of Antrim ....
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Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. Jordanstown is situated between the areas of
WhiteabbeyWhiteabbey is a northern suburb of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Whiteabbey is on the north coast of Belfast Lough and is part of the Newtownabbey Borough Council area...
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MonkstownMonkstown is a northern suburb of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the Newtownabbey Borough Council area.The settlement used to be quite small, but has recently seen some major developments in both jobs and new housing developments. The Community school serves as both...
and
GreenislandGreenisland is a suburb of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies 7 miles north-east of Belfast, 3 miles south-west of Carrickfergus and 1 mile north-east of Jordanstown....
. It includes a university campus, a bowling club, a few schools and shops. It also has a beach and seafront park area called Loughshore Park, which holds various pagan festivals throughout the year. This park is situated on the shores of
Belfast LoughBelfast Lough is a large, natural intertidal sea lough situated at the mouth of the River Lagan on the east coast of Ireland. The inner part of the lough comprises a series of mudflats and lagoons. The outer lough is restricted to mainly rocky shores with some small sandy bays...
. Jordanstown has now been voted 5th most attractive place to live in Northern Ireland, it was originally voted 3rd, but its close proximity to monkstown has had a detrimental effect on its rankings.
Jordanstown was a semi-rural district until the 1950s when it expanded rapidly with the construction of new housing.
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Jordanstown is a suburb of
BelfastBelfast is the capital of and the largest city in Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. It is the seat of devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly. It is the largest urban area in the province of Ulster, and the second largest city on the island of...
located within the borough of
NewtownabbeyNewtownabbey Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Newtownabbey has a population of over 80,000 and is on the north shore of Belfast Lough just immediately north of Belfast. The Borough was founded in 1958 as a result of an Act of Parliament passed in 1957 and...
,
County AntrimCounty Antrim is one of the traditional counties of Ireland. It is located within the province of Ulster and is part of Northern Ireland. It was named after the town of Antrim ....
,
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. Jordanstown is situated between the areas of
WhiteabbeyWhiteabbey is a northern suburb of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Whiteabbey is on the north coast of Belfast Lough and is part of the Newtownabbey Borough Council area...
,
MonkstownMonkstown is a northern suburb of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the Newtownabbey Borough Council area.The settlement used to be quite small, but has recently seen some major developments in both jobs and new housing developments. The Community school serves as both...
and
GreenislandGreenisland is a suburb of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies 7 miles north-east of Belfast, 3 miles south-west of Carrickfergus and 1 mile north-east of Jordanstown....
. It includes a university campus, a bowling club, a few schools and shops. It also has a beach and seafront park area called Loughshore Park, which holds various pagan festivals throughout the year. This park is situated on the shores of
Belfast LoughBelfast Lough is a large, natural intertidal sea lough situated at the mouth of the River Lagan on the east coast of Ireland. The inner part of the lough comprises a series of mudflats and lagoons. The outer lough is restricted to mainly rocky shores with some small sandy bays...
. Jordanstown has now been voted 5th most attractive place to live in Northern Ireland, it was originally voted 3rd, but its close proximity to monkstown has had a detrimental effect on its rankings.
Education
History
Jordanstown was a semi-rural district until the 1950s when it expanded rapidly with the construction of new housing. Middle-class families were attracted to the area due to its location adjacent to Belfast Lough and the railway station, which provides access to Belfast city centre.
Transport
- Jordanstown railway station
Jordanstown railway station serves Jordanstown and the University of Ulster in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. Its station is due to get a new park and ride facility shortly in the hope it will ease congestion on the main Jordanstown Road....
was opened on February 1, 1853.
- Translink Bus & Rail Website
Churches
Local councillors and MLAs
Jordanstown is covered by the University district electoral area of Newtownabbey Borough Council.
Local
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for the area include:
2001 Census
Jordanstown is a small settlement within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area (BMUA). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 5,494 people living in Jordanstown. Of these:
- 16.9% were under 16 years old and 48.9% were aged 60 and above;
- 32.6% of the population were male and 50.5% were female; and 17.9% unkown until laboritory tests provide results
- 1.4% were from a Catholic Community Background and 67.5% were from the Protestant and Christian CommunityBackgrounds, 29% other religions
See also