Castledawson

Castledawson
Castledawson Main Street
Castledawson is located in Northern Ireland
Castledawson
Location within Northern Ireland
Population2,289 (2011 Census)
• Belfast35 mi (56 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMAGHERAFELT
Postcode districtBT45
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
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Northern Ireland
County Londonderry
54°46′41″N 6°33′22″W / 54.778°N 6.556°W / 54.778; -6.556

Castledawson is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Shanemullagh (from Irish an Seanmhullach 'the old hilltop', IPA:[ˈanˠˈʃanˠˌwʊl̪ˠəx]),[1] about four miles from the north-western shore of Lough Neagh, and near the market town of Magherafelt. In the 2011 Census, it had a population of 2,289.[2]

The old water pump at "the gravel", Main Street
  1. ^ Placenames NI Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research. "statistics". www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2023.