Gortalee
Ward in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.696, -5.876 |
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Gortalee is a small, predominantly rural electoral ward within the borough of Mid and East Antrim in Northern Ireland. It is characterised by rolling farmland, scattered housing and a quiet roadside character rather than a defined urban centre, with many residents linked economically to nearby towns and service centres.
The ward has a visible agricultural heritage - farmsteads, field boundaries and lanes - and a social life that often revolves around local churches, schools and community groups. Local history tends to be modest and vernacular rather than dominated by grand monuments, and residents typically value the rural setting and good road connections for commuting to places such as Ballymena and Larne.
Postcode districts covering Gortalee
Most populated places nearby
- Antrim Centre 14.1 miles22.8 km
- Dundonald 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Holywood 5 miles8 km
Neighbouring places
- Rostulla Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Greenisland Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Jordanstown Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Abbey Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Monkstown Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Ballyduff Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Rathcoole Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Carnmoney Hill Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Whitehouse Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Fairview Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- O'Neill Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Sunnylands Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Gortalee
BT38 8SW, BT38 8YA, BT38 8XH, BT38 8XB, BT38 8UZ, BT38 8ZL, BT38 8FB, BT38 8TN, BT38 8XA … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Belfast International Airport 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Greenisland Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Jordanstown Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
Hotels near Gortalee Ad
- The Culloden Estate and Spa 5 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Corr's Corner Hotel 3 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Wilton House 5 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Altahammond House 4 7 miles11.3 km
- Room2 Belfast Hometel 4 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Clandeboye Lodge Hotel 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Old Inn Crawfordsburn 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Titanic Hotel Belfast 4 6.2 miles10 km
- AC Hotels by Marriott Belfast 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Merchant Hotel 5 6.9 miles11 km
Schools in Gortalee
- Silverstream Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Glengormly House Estate 4.3 miles7 km
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Orlands Estate 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Craigavad House Estate 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Castle Dobbs Estate 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Titanic Studio Museum 6 miles9.6 km
- Titanic Belfast Museum 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Victoria Square Shopping centre 7 miles11.3 km
- Clandeboye Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Carnalea House Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Red Hall Estate 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Queen's University Belfast University 8 miles12.9 km