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In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Whiteabbey like this:
WHITEABBEY, a village, in the parish of CARMONEY, barony of LOWER BELFAST, county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER, 4 miles (N.) from Belfast, on the shore of Belfast Lough; containing 71 houses and 391 inhabitants. It takes its name from an old abbey, whose picturesque ruins consist of a chapel, the remains of which denote the early English style of architecture, but at what time or by whom founded is not known.
Whiteabbey 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 Whiteabbey itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whiteabbey, in Antrim and Newtownabbey and County Antrim | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29105
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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