Claudy

Claudy
Main Street in the village
Claudy is located in Northern Ireland
Claudy
Claudy
Location within Northern Ireland
Population1,336 (2011 Census)
Irish grid referenceC541075
• Belfast62 mi (100 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDONDERRY
Postcode districtBT47
Dialling code028, +44 28
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
County Londonderry
54°54′43″N 07°09′16″W / 54.91194°N 7.15444°W / 54.91194; -7.15444

Claudy (from Irish Clóidigh, meaning 'the one who washes/the strong-flowing one')[2] is a village and townland (of 1,154 acres) in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the Faughan Valley, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Derry, where the River Glenrandal joins the River Faughan. It is situated in the civil parish of Cumber Upper and the historic barony of Tirkeeran.[3] It is also part of Derry and Strabane district.

Claudy had a population of 1,336 people in the 2011 census.[4] It has two primary schools, two churches and a college named St Patrick's and St. Brigid's College.

  1. ^ Map and Placenames Key Archived 3 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Derry City Council. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Claudy". Place Names NI. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Claudy". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Claudy". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.