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Larne
Sign in to saveLarne (, , the name of a Gaelic territory) is a town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,853 at the 2021 census. It is a major passenger and freight roll-on roll-off port. Larne is within the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. Together with parts of the neighbouring districts of Antrim and Newtownabbey and Causeway Coast and Glens, it forms the East Antrim constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly. The civil parish is in the historic barony of Glenarm Upper.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Larne
- UK place.irish_name
- Latharna
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- LARNE TOWN.jpg
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- 300px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- 2020 view looking south-east towards Larne Harbour, Islandmagee, and down the length of Larne Lough
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- Larne_coat_of_arms.png
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- Larne Coat of Arms
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- Northern Ireland
- UK place.belfast_distance_km
- 30
- UK place.population
- 18,853
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- D4102
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Mid and East Antrim
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- LARNE
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT40
- UK place.dial_code
- 028
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- History
- Saints and scholars
- [https://www.drumalis.co.uk/background-history Drumalis]
- Larne — centre of Irish Folk Dancing / [[Festival Irish Dancing]]
- The Troubles
- Geography
- Civil parish of Larne
- Gallery
- Places of interest
- Demography
- 2021 Census
- 2011 Census
- Industry and commerce
- Transport
- Ferry
- Road
- Rail
- Public services
- Education
- Notable people
- Freedom of the borough
- Events
- Sport
- Association Football
- Rugby Union
- Gaelic Games
- Twin city
- Notable facts
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Larne (, , the name of a Gaelic territory) is a town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,853 at the 2021 census. It is a major passenger and freight roll-on roll-off port. Larne is within the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. Together with parts of the neighbouring districts of Antrim and Newtownabbey and Causeway Coast and Glens, it forms the East Antrim constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly. The civil parish is in the historic barony of Glenarm Upper.
==History== thumb|Larne c.1888 The coastal area around Larne has been inhabited for millennia and may be one of earliest inhabited areas of Ireland. Knockdhu, north of Larne, was the site of a Bronze Age promontory fort and settlement. Archaeological digs in the area have found flintwork and other artefacts which have been assigned dates from 6000 BCE onwards. The term Larnian has been coined by archaeologists to describe flintworks and similar artefacts of the Mesolithic era and to describe Mesolithic culture in Ireland as a whole. Larnian is also currently used to refer to people from Larne.