Portglenone sits astride the River Bann with the main part of the village to the east, in County Antrim, and Glenone to the west in County Derry/ Londonderry. It is the hub of an essentially rural, farming community and home to many commuters who mostly work in the Ballymena area. Visitors to Portglenone regularly comment on how busy it always seems and indeed, despite political or economic upheaval, the village has retained its original purpose, a market town.