Kilroot
Ward in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.752, -5.783 |
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Kilroot is an electoral ward within the borough of Mid and East Antrim in Northern Ireland, occupying a coastal strip on the north shore of Belfast Lough close to Carrickfergus. The area combines pockets of housing with stretches of industrial land and shoreline, giving it a semi-rural, semi-industrial character and easy commuting access towards Belfast and the wider lough-side towns.
The ward is perhaps best known for its prominent energy and industrial presence, which has shaped local employment and landscape, while traces of maritime and local history link it to Carrickfergus’s long coastal story. Socially it feels like a community between town and countryside, with coastal paths and waterfront views providing recreational value alongside the more functional economic activity of the area.
Postcode districts covering Kilroot
Most populated places nearby
- Antrim Centre 18 miles28.9 km
- Dundonald 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Holywood 8.6 miles13.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Victoria Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Boneybefore Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Love Lane Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Burleigh Hill Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Whitehead South Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Sunnylands Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Woodburn Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Castle Ward 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Ballycarry and Glynn Ward 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Islandmagee Ward 4 miles6.5 km
- Greenisland Ward 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Gortalee Ward 5.4 miles8.7 km
Example postcodes in Kilroot
BT38 9AN, BT38 7RW, BT38 9LB, BT38 7HZ, BT38 7NL, BT38 9FB, BT38 9DA, BT38 7PA, BT38 7PR … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 10 miles16 km
- Belfast International Airport 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Downshire Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Carrickfergus Railway Station 2.6 miles4.3 km
Hotels near Kilroot Ad
- Altahammond House 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Culloden Estate and Spa 5 7 miles11.3 km
- Dobbins Inn 2.8 miles4.4 km
- The Old Inn Crawfordsburn 4 6.8 miles11 km
- Curran Court Hotel 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Clandeboye Lodge Hotel 4 8.5 miles13.6 km
- The Nines, Bangor Marina 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Corr's Corner Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
Schools in Kilroot
- Eden Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Castle Dobbs Estate 1.3 miles2 km
- Orlands Estate 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Red Hall Estate 2.5 miles4 km
- Larne Harbour Harbour 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Craigavad House Estate 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Bangor Marina Marina 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Carnalea House Estate 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Clandeboye Estate 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Glengormly House Estate 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Portavo House Estate 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Sallagh Braes Hill 10.5 miles16.9 km