Ardgarvan
Ardgarvan | |
|---|---|
| Irish transcription(s) | |
| • Derivation: | Ard Garbháin |
| • Meaning: | "Garvan's height" |
 Ardgarvan in 2008 | |
  Ardgarvan Ardgarvan shown within Northern Ireland  Ardgarvan Ardgarvan (the United Kingdom) | |
| 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]
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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ard Garbháin/Ardgarvan". Logainm. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
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