Waterfoot, County Antrim

Waterfoot is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated at the foot of Glenariff, one of the Glens of Antrim and has a one mile (1.5km) beach. It had a population of 504 people in the 2001 Census.

The village lies by Red Bay, named from the reddish sand that washes from the exposed sandstone on the cliffs down to the shore. Just outside Waterfoot on the coast road stands the White Lady, a chalk figure carved by the sea washing against the cliffs. Each July Waterfoot hosts the annual Glens Of Antrim Féis.

Places of interest

*Nearby Glenariff Forest Park has some stunning waterfalls and scenery.

*Charlies Shop is a popular meeting place in the small village of Waterfoot

*Kearneys Costcutter is the local shop in the village

Demographics

Waterfoot is classified as a small village or hamlet by the [http://www.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)] (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people).On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 504 people living in Waterfoot. Of these:
*26.1% were aged under 16 years and 12.9% were aged 60 and over
*49.8% of the population were male and 50.2% were female
*98.0% were from a Catholic background and 2.0% were from a Protestant background
*5.5% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

For more details see: [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information Service]

References

* [http://www.antrim.net/ Antrim.net]
* [http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=16&to=348&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 Culture Northern Ireland]

See also

*List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland