Ravernet

Ravernet, also known as Ravarnet or Ravernette[1] (from Irish Ráth Bhearnait, meaning 'ringfort of the gap')[2] is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located on the Ravarnet River, about 3 km south of Lisburn and about 3 km northeast of Hillsborough. Nearby is Sprucefield and the M1 motorway. In the 2021 Census it had a population of 563[3].

2021 Census

Ravernet is classified as a small village or hamlet by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 51 and 999 people).The 2021 Census placed the population of the town at 563 across 226 households. The village's area was measured as 0.17km2 giving it a population density of 3,327.34 per km2.

At the time of the 2021 Census, of the people living in Ravernet:

  • 143 (25.4%) were aged under 20 years and 99 (17.6%) were aged 60 and over
  • 50.98% of the population were recorded as male and 49.02% female
  • 68 (12.1%) were from a Catholic background, a 300% increase from the 2001 Census[4], 439 (78.0%) were from a "Protestant or Other Christian" background, and 3 (0.5%) were from other religions.

References

  1. ^ "RAVARNETTE and SOUTH LISBURN COMMUNITY MAGAZINE circa 1972". Lisburn.com. 1 January 1972.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. ^ "Census 2021 main statistics for settlements and wards in Northern Ireland". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ 2001 Northern Ireland Census Results

54°28′N 6°03′W / 54.467°N 6.050°W / 54.467; -6.050

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