Dervock
{{short description|Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Dervock
| irish_name = Dearbhóg/Dairbheog (little oak grove)
| static_image_name = Dervock main Street as seen from a clock tower of the co-op community building - geograph.org.uk - 104482.jpg
| static_image_width = 200
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| map_type = Northern Ireland
| coordinates = {{coord|55.12346|-6.46899|display=inline,title}}
| belfast_distance = 51 miles
| population = 714
| population_ref = (2011 Census)
| irish_grid_reference = C978317
| unitary_northern_ireland = Causeway Coast and Glens
| country = Northern Ireland
|historic_county=
| post_town = BALLYMONEY
| postcode_area = BT
| postcode_district = BT53
| dial_code = 028
| constituency_westminster = North Antrim
| constituency_ni_assembly = North Antrim
| lieutenancy_northern_ireland = County Antrim
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Dervock ({{Irish derived place name|Dearbhóg}}{{Cite web|title=Dearbhóg/Dervock|url=https://www.logainm.ie/ga/62069|access-date=2021-02-21|website=Logainm.ie|language=Irish|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507035756/https://www.logainm.ie/ga/62069|url-status=live}} or Dairbheog)[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=15880 Placenames NI] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602135323/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=15880 |date=2012-06-02 }} is a small village and townland (of 132 acres) in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 3.5 miles (6 km) northeast of Ballymoney, on the banks of the River Bush. It is situated in the civil parish of Derrykeighan and the historic barony of Dunluce Lower.{{cite web|title=Dervock|url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/|website=IreAtlas Townlands Database|access-date=9 May 2015|archive-date=28 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628231757/http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/|url-status=live}} It had a population of 714 people (302 households) in the 2011 census.{{cite web|title=Dervock|url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/2011/results/settlements.html|website=Census 2011 Results|publisher=NI Statistics and Research Agency|access-date=30 April 2015|archive-date=22 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422012413/http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/2011/results/settlements.html|url-status=live}}
Features
The village includes a number of commercial businesses, a primary school and doctor's surgery, as well as recreational and community facilities.
The North Irish Horse Inn, a listed building, named after a famous British Army regiment, the namesake North Irish Horse, and has military memorabilia on display inside, and there is also a remembrance fountain built in 1878.
Demography
Dervock is classified as a village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 600 and 1,000 people). On census day in 2011 (29 April 2011), there were 711 people living in Dervock. Of these:{{cite web | title=Area Profile of Dervock - Based on 2011 Census | work=NI Neighbourhood Information Service | url=http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme_towns/report.asp?SettlementName=Dervock&bandName=Small%20Village,%20Hamlet%20and%20Open%20Countryside | access-date=2008-07-15 | archive-date=4 June 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604210351/http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme_towns/report.asp?SettlementName=Dervock&bandName=Small%20Village,%20Hamlet%20and%20Open%20Countryside | url-status=live }}
- 22.8% were aged under 16 years and 13.3% were aged 60 and over
- 47.9% of the population were male and 52.1% were female.
- 1.2% were from a Catholic background and 98.8% were from a Protestant background.{{fact|date=April 2025}}
Transport
Dervock railway station opened on 18 October 1880 but closed on 3 July 1950.{{cite web | title=Dervock station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=2007-09-23 | archive-date=2 March 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302022802/http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | url-status=live }} It was on the Ballycastle Railway, a narrow gauge railway which ran 17 miles connecting Ballycastle to Ballymoney, on the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (BNCR), later Northern Counties Committee (NCC), main line to Derry~Londonderry.{{cite book |last= Baker |first= Michael HC |title= Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past|publisher= Ian Allan Publishing|year= 1999 |isbn= 0-7110-2680-7 }}
People
- Ken McArthur won a gold medal for running the marathon whilst representing his adopted country of South Africa at the Olympic games in 1912 held in Stockholm, Sweden.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-15625195 BBC news report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027003540/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-15625195 |date=27 October 2018 }}, "Kennedy Kane McArthur: Flame still burns for Marathon messenger" There is now an avenue in Dervock named in his honour.
- Richard Smyth (1826–1878), Presbyterian minister, and MP for County Londonderry
- Thomas McAfee (1866–1947), Presbyterian minister, member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 1925–1929
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060325043001/http://www.ballymoney.gov.uk/htmlsite/heritagedetails.asp?id=9 Ballymoney Borough Council - McArthur Information]
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Category:Villages in County Antrim