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Ballintoy
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  Ballintoy Location withinNorthern Ireland | |
| Population | 150 (2011 census) |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BALLYCASTLE |
| Postcode district | BT54 |
| Post town | BUSHMILLS |
| Postcode district | BT57 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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Ballintoy (from Irish Baile an Tuaigh 'the northern townland'ⓘ) is a smallvillage,townland (of 274 acres)[1] andcivil parish inCounty Antrim,Northern Ireland. It is alongside the B15 coast road, 28 km (17 mi) north-east ofColeraine, 8 km (5.0 mi) west ofBallycastle and between it andBushmills. It is in the historicbarony ofCary.[1] The village lies about one kilometre from Ballintoy Harbour, a small fishingharbour at the end of a very small, narrow, steep road down Knocksaughey hill which passes by the entrance to Larrybane andCarrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. The harbour is host to a dawn service onEaster Sunday each year.
Ballintoy's population was recorded at 150 people in the2011 census.[2]
The village has commercial and social facilities including tourist accommodation, restaurants, several small shops, and two churches. The distinctive whiteBallintoy Parish Church sits on the hill above the harbour. The village was originally built around a single street separating the inland pastures from the strip fields running towards the sea. Two of the village's oldest hotels and pubs, the Carrick-A-Rede Hotel and the Fullerton Arms, still stand on this street. The village is in the area covered byCauseway Coast and Glens Borough Council.
In 2011, some residents objected to the erection of bilingual street signs in English and Irish in a petition sent to Moyle District Council after an application was requested for an English/Irish sign at Harbour Road opposite the localChurch of Ireland church.[3]
The village was used for the fictional town of Lordsport in the Isle of Pyke during thesecond season ofHBO'smedieval fantasy television seriesGame of Thrones.[4] Filming took place during August 2011.[5]
The civil parish contains the following townlands:[1][7]
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