Corkey

Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Corkey or Corky[1] is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Located 11 miles east of Ballymoney, it is within the Ballymoney Borough Council area, and is at the edge of the Glens of Antrim. The villages of Loughguile and Cloughmills are nearby. It had a population of 202 people (59 households) in the 2011 Census.[2]

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Location within Northern Ireland
Population202 (2011 Census)
Irish grid referenceD082250
 Belfast43 mi (69 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBALLYMENA
Postcode districtBT44
Dialling code028, +44 28
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NI Assembly
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UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
55.061°N 6.306°W / 55.061; -6.306
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The Scottish renewable energy company Scottish Power Renewables operate a ten-windmill wind farm in Corkey. The wind farm is on Slievenahanagh mountain.[3] Local company W & J Taggart own and run Corkey quarry, supplying stones to local building contractors.[4]

Altnahinch Dam and Slieveanorra Forest are outside Corkey.

The local school is St Anne's Primary School.

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