Bushmills
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Bushmills Muileann na Buaise |
||
| Location | ||
|
||
| Statistics | ||
| Province: | Ulster | |
| County: | County Antrim | |
| District: | Moyle District | |
| UK Parliament: | North Antrim | |
| European Parliament: | Northern Ireland | |
| Dialling Code: | 028, +44 28 | |
| Post Town: | Bushmills | |
| Postal District(s): | BT57 | |
| Population (2001) | 1,319 | |
Bushmills
Bushmills (in Irish: Muileann na Buaise) is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bushmills had 1,319 inhabitants in the 2001 Census and is 95 km from Belfast, 10 km from Ballycastle and 15 km from Coleraine. The town's name is derived from the River Bush, one of Northern Ireland's salmon rivers.
Contents |
[edit] Places of interest
- The village is best known as the location of the Old Bushmills Distillery, founded in 1608, which is the oldest licensed distillery in the world. The distillery is the only Irish distillery using 100% malted barley in its whiskies, in a range which includes Bushmills Original, Black Bush and a range of malts, including the Bushmills 10 year old malt which is frequently rated as the very best Irish whiskey.
- Giant's Causeway, located 2 miles (3 km) north.
[edit] 2001 Census
Bushmills is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with a population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,319 people living in Bushmills. Of these:
- 19.9% were aged under 16 and 22.1% were aged 60 and over
- 49.2% of the population were male and 50.8% were female
- 2.2% were from a Catholic background and 97.0% were from a Protestant background
- 8.1% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
[edit] References
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
 |
This Northern Ireland geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
