Eglinton | |
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Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 3,571 (2021 Census) |
• Belfast | 58 mi (93 km) |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDONDERRY[2] |
Postcode district | BT47 |
Dialling code | 028 |
UK Parliament | |
Eglinton is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-north-east of Derry, to which it serves as a sleeper village, and 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west-south-west of Limavady. It resides within Derry and Strabane district. The City of Derry Airport, also known as Eglinton Aerodrome and formerly as Londonderry Eglinton Airport,[4][5] lies a short distance from the village.
Eglinton still has an elegant church, former market house, trees around a green and four oaks which started life in Windsor Great Park.[6] The River Muff flows through the village with the afforested Muff Glen being situated just south of the village.[7] At an embankment of Lough Foyle, birdwatchers can find the feeding ground of many seabirds and waders on the mud flats at low tide.