Ballyhackamore

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Ballyhackamore
  • Irish: Baile an Chacamair
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Ballyhackamore
Location within County Down
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Belfast
Postcode district BT4 and BT5
Dialling code 028
Police Northern Ireland
Fire Northern Ireland
Ambulance Northern Ireland
UK Parliament
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Northern Ireland
Down
54°35′42″N5°52′05″W / 54.595°N 5.868°W / 54.595; -5.868

Ballyhackamore (Irish : Baile an Chacamair, meaning 'townland of the slob land or mud flat') [1] is a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, it is a suburb of Belfast located on the Upper Newtownards Road. It is also a ward in the UK Parliamentary constituency of East Belfast.

Contents

The Sunday Times named Ballyhackamore the Brunch Capital of Belfast in a 2018 article on the Best Places to live in Britain. The neighbourhood (often called 'Ballyhack' for short [2] ) is the location of several restaurants and cafés as well as a range of local and national shops. [3] [4]

Transport

Ballyhackamore is served by the Translink Glider G1 service. In addition Metro and Ulsterbus services stop here. [5]

Places of note

Notable people

References

  1. "Place Names NI - Home". www.placenamesni.org.
  2. Meredith, Fionola. "How a touch of cafe culture has helped make Ballyhackamore one to watch in the upcoming election". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. "Five Northern Ireland Locations Named Among the Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2018". lovebelfast.co.uk. 16 March 2018.
  4. "The best place to live in the UK in 2018". theweek.co.uk.
  5. "Translink". www.translink.co.uk.
  6. "Cyprus Avenue Conservation Area | Planning Portal". www.planningni.gov.uk. 9 November 2006.
  7. "People thought Gemma Garrett looked great as Miss GB, but she was 'binge drinking, going on crash diets and so unhealthy'". Belfast Telegraph.
  8. Smith, Ryan (28 March 2017). "Which Belfast schools did these celebrities go to?". belfastlive. Retrieved 6 July 2018.