Park, County Londonderry

Park
Scots: Tha Fiel[1]
Irish: An Pháirc
Park
 Park shown within Northern Ireland
Irish grid referenceC588021
    Belfast  61 miles 
DistrictDerry City
CountyCounty Londonderry
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited 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 ParliamentEast Londonderry
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County Londonderry

Coordinates: 54°51′50″N 7°05′02″W / 54.864°N 7.084°W

Park is a small village in County Londonderry that sits on the banks of the River Faughan, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains near the village of Claudy, some twenty five kilometres southwest of Derry. The Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information System does not presently publish population figures for Park. Park features a central shop, along with pubs, a hardware store and the Learmount Resource Centre, named after the forest located in Park. Learmount Castle is situated in the forest, and has stood for hundreds of years, however it is currently in a state of disrepair.

Sport

The local sports clubs are St Joseph's Craigbane and St. Mary's GAC Banagher. The teams play at Gerry Crossan Park and Fr. McNally Park respectively.

It also has its own nine hole golf course, set deep in the Sperrins.

Literature

The Irish novelist Antonia Logue was born in Park.

External links

References

  1. Map and Placenames Key Derry City Council. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

See also