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Taking its name from the Irish ''gleann gorm liath'', meaning "the blue grey glen", the original settlement grew up in the mid 19th century around a junction of the roads linking Belfast with Antrim and Ballyclare . LOCATION Today Glengormley has become a large suburb and the urban area has expanded to the extent that it is now linked to north Belfast. It is a popular residential area with several further developments underway, including the one-square-mile Mayfield Garden Village which was under construction in 2005. A major rebuild of Northcott Shopping Centre is also planned for 2006. GEOGRAPHY As the lowest pass through the Belfast hills from the northern prospect, Glengormley is also traversed by major communication arteries including the Belfast to Londonderry railway line (Mossley West Halt) and the M2 Motorway . Despite being a glen, technically, Glengormley sits at 700 feet above sea level and is noted for a climate noticeably colder than the adjacent Lagan valley area. The cold and windy disposition may be explained by the 'tunnel' which runs from the North Antrim Coast to the edge of Glengomley on the Hightown Road. The tunnel may be evidenced from the Cavehill Country park entrance at Hightown Road, as one looks east to Slemish. LEISURE Glengormley hosts a cinema and bowling complex, and numerous restaurants, a focal point for much of East Antrim . It is within easy walking distance of the Cavehill Country Park and Bellevue Zoo . The expansive Valley park provides a safe cycling route to the North Shore coastal cycle path and onwards to Central Belfast . COMMERCIAL With the well developed transport network, Glengormley hosts major commercial complexes in The Mallusk enterprise park, including Royal Mail and Marks and Spencer. FAMOUS INHABITANTS
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