Eglinton, County Londonderry

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Eglinton is a large village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It was formerly known as Muff and lies just outside the city of Derry. It serves as a sleeper-town to Derry city. Many inhabitants work in the city and send their children to school here. Eglinton had a population of 3,165 people in the 2001 Census. The City of Derry Airport is a short distance from the village.

Eglinton (established by the Worshipful Company of Grocers between 1823 and 1825 ) still has an elegant church, former market house, trees around a green and two oaks which started life in Windsor Great Park. Muff Glen is situated just south of the village. At an embankment of Lough Foyle, birdwatchers can find the feeding ground of many seabrds and waders on the mud flats at low tide.

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[edit] 2001 Census

Eglinton is classified as an intermediate settlement by the NI Statistics and research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 2,250 and 4,500 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 3,165 people living in Eglinton. Of these:

28.6% were aged under 16 and 10.3% were aged 60 and over
50.2% of the population were male and 49.8% were female
46.5% were from a Catholic background and 51.1% were from a Protestant background
4.0% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service