Larne | |
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2020 view looking south-east towards Larne Harbour, Islandmagee, and down the length of Larne Lough | |
Larne Coat of Arms | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 18,853 (2021 census) |
Irish grid reference | D4102 |
• Belfast | 30 km (19 mi) |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LARNE |
Postcode district | BT40 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Larne (from Irish Latharna, [ˈl̪ˠahəɾˠn̪ˠə], the name of a Gaelic territory)[1][2][3] is a town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,853 at the 2021 census.[4] It is a major passenger and freight roll-on roll-off port.[5] Larne is administered by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. 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.[6]
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