Ardgarvan
Appearance
Template:Infobox townlands 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.[2]
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.[2] Ardgarvan Post Office was one of 54 in Northern Ireland to be replaced by an outreach service before its demolition in 2009.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ a b "Ardgarvan Settlement Designation". Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ "Ulster post offices affected by shake-up". Belfast Telegraph (3 June 2008). Retrieved 2008-06-23.[dead link ]