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

SHILVODAN, a grange, in the barony of UPPER TOOME, county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER, 4 ½ miles (N.) from Antrim, on the road to Ballymena; comprising, according to the Ordnance survey, 3546 ½ statute acres of land, partly consisting of mountain.

Shilvodan through time

Shilvodan 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 Shilvodan itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29996

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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