Waterfoot, County Antrim

Waterfoot or Glenariff^[2] (from Irish Gleann Airimh 'glen of arable land')^[3] 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,^[4] 16 miles (26 km) north-east of Ballymena. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 504 inhabitants.

Waterfoot Irish: Gleann Airimh Glenariff
White Arch with Glenariff in the background
Waterfoot Location within Northern Ireland
Population	520 (2011 Census)[1]
Irish grid reference	D240255
• Belfast	47 miles (76 km)
District	Causeway Coast and Glens
County	County Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ballymena
Postcode district	BT44
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	North Antrim
NI Assembly	North Antrim
List of places UK Northern Ireland Antrim 55.0604°N 6.0611°W / 55.0604; -6.0611

Waterfoot in the late 19th century

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.^[5]

Demographics

On Census Day 27th March 2011, in Waterfoot Settlement, considering the resident population:^[1]

• 98.85% were from the white (including Irish Traveller) ethnic group;
• 94.62% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion and 4.42% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion; and
• 12.12% indicated that they had a British national identity, 58.65% had an Irish national identity and 31.73% had a Northern Irish national identity*.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland

References

1. "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Waterfoot Settlement". NISRA. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
2. Waterfoot or Glenariff. Place Names NI.
3. Glenariff. Place Names NI.
4. "Waterfoot". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
5. "Body found in 'Disappeared' search for Peter Wilson". BBC News. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.