Strathfoyle

Strathfoyle
Strathfoyle is located in Northern Ireland
Strathfoyle
Strathfoyle
Location within Northern Ireland
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLondonderry
Postcode districtBT47
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
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UK
Northern Ireland
County Londonderry
55°02′00″N 7°16′00″W / 55.03333°N 7.266667°W / 55.03333; -7.266667

Strathfoyle (from Irish: Srath Feabhail) is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) north east of Derry. It was newly built in different phases between the late 1950s and the early 1960s, with many new recent additions to the village, including Westlake, Butler's Wharf and Old Fort. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,581 people. It is within the Derry Urban Area and the Derry City Council area. The village has a small retail outlet (a pharmacy, a supermarket, a fast food take-away and a beauticians), a Roman Catholic chapel, a library, youth club and a post office. The small retail unit was constructed in 2005 following years of under-investment in the area and pressure by local community leaders to provide more facilities for its residents.