In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Ballywalter like this:

BALLYWALTER, a grange, in the parish of BALLYLINNY, barony of LOWER BELFAST, county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER: the population is returned with the parish. It is situated on the road from Carrickfergus to Doagh, and comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 320 ½ statute acres.

Ballywalter through time

Ballywalter is now part of ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY District. Click here for graphs and data of how ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ballywalter itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ballywalter, in Antrim and Newtownabbey and County Antrim | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28625

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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