Antrim, County Antrim

Antrim
Irish: *Aontroim*
Scots: *Antrìm, Anthrim or Entrim*
Antrim Irish: Aontroim; Scots: Antrìm, Anthrim or Entrim;
Town
	All Saints Parish Church and bridge over the Six Mile Water
	Antrim Location within Northern Ireland
Population	25,606 (2021 Census)
Irish grid reference	J1588
• Belfast	19 miles (31 km)
District	Antrim and Newtownabbey;
County	County Antrim;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ANTRIM
Postcode district	BT41
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	South Antrim;
NI Assembly	South Antrim;
Website	www.antrim.gov.uk

Antrim (Irish: Aontroim [ˈeːnˠt̪ˠɾˠɪmʲ], meaning 'lone ridge') is a town and civil parish in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, on the northeast shore of Lough Neagh. It had a population of 25,606 people in the 2021 Census. It is the county town of County Antrim and was the administrative centre of Antrim Borough Council until its 2015 merger with Newtownabbey Borough Council to form Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. It is 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Belfast.

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