Ardgarvan
Appearance
Ardgarvan
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Irish transcription(s) | |
• Derivation: | Ard Garbháin |
• Meaning: | "Garvan's height" |
![]() Ardgarvan in 2008 | |
Coordinates: 55°01′23″N 6°55′44″W / 55.023°N 6.929°W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Londonderry |
Barony | Keenaght |
Civil parish | Drumcahose |
Settlements | Ardgarvan |
Government | |
• Council | Causeway Coast and Glens |
Area | |
• Total | 286.27 acres (115.85 ha) |
Ardgarvan (from Irish Ard Garbháin, meaning 'Garvan's height')[1] is a hamlet and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 2 km south of Limavady. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 111 people. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.[3]
Features
The village has developed on the northern side of Ballyavelin Road and is dominated by public housing development. It has limited recreational facilities available to the local community.[3] Ardgarvan Post Office was one of 54 in Northern Ireland to be replaced by an outreach service before its demolition in 2009.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Ardgarvan Settlement Designation". Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- ^ "Ulster post offices affected by shake-up". Belfast Telegraph (3 June 2008). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.