Burnfoot, County Londonderry

Burnfoot
Coordinates: 54°58′10″N 6°56′21″W / 54.969535°N 6.939082°W
Population (2001)
 • Total 195
Burnfoot

Burnfoot is a small village within the townland of Bonnanaboigh in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies 4 km north of Dungiven and 9 km south of Limavady. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 195.

Burnfoot is part of the Limavady Borough Council area and is part of the Highland Ward.[1]

Features

It is beside the River Roe, with the greater part of the built up area on the western side of Drumrane Road. The village has a good range of social, educational and recreational facilities, but commercial services are limited.[1] It has quite a large village shop, football fields and a primary school plus Orange Hall. Burnfoot has two churches, Bovevagh Church of Ireland (St. Eugenius) and Camnish Presbyterian Church. The Church of Ireland are currently developing a new parish centre for the development of the parish. Burnfoot has its own community hall and youth clubs such as the Girls Brigade. It has had a recent new housing development called Rosebrook which added at least 15 houses to the area, making the population now about 250. In 2010 a man appeared in court charged with provocative behaviour after removing a loyalist flag from a lampost in the area.The judge stated he should be commended for his actions.[2]

Boveva Orange Hall

Transport

Education

Sport

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bellarena Settlement Designation". Planning Service — Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Burnfoot flag remover should be commended" BBC News
  3. ↑ "Burnfoot United Football Club". Burnfoot United Bebo site. Retrieved 2008-06-21.