Park | |
Scots: Tha Fiel[1] | |
Irish: An Pháirc | |
Park
Park shown within Northern Ireland |
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Irish grid reference | C588021 |
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- Belfast | 61 miles |
District | Derry City |
County | County Londonderry |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDONDERRY |
Postcode district | BT47 |
Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | East Londonderry |
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • County Londonderry |
Park (Irish: An Pháirc) is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains near the village of Claudy, some fifteen miles southwest of Derry. The Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information System does not presently publish population figures for Park.
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Gaelic games are the most popular sports in the area, with St Joseph's Craigbane and St. Mary's GAC Banagher (CLG Naomh Mhuire Beannchar)being the local clubs. The teams play at Gerry Crossan Park and Fr. McNally Park respectively.
It also has its own 9 hole golf course, set deep in the Sperrins.
The Irish novelist Antonia Logue was born in Park.