Coagh

Coagh
Looking towards the village, from the County Londonderry side
Coagh is located in Northern Ireland
Coagh
Coagh
Location within Northern Ireland
Population545 (2001 Census)
Irish grid referenceH8978
• Belfast45 miles
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOOKSTOWN
MAGHERAFELT
Postcode districtBT80
BT45
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
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54°38′52″N 6°37′06″W / 54.6477°N 6.6184°W / 54.6477; -6.6184
The bridge in Coagh which crosses the Ballinderry river; on the left is County Londonderry; on the right is County Tyrone

Coagh (/kk/ KOHK; from Irish An Cuach, meaning 'the hollow'[1]) is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, five miles (8 km) east of Cookstown. Part of the village also extends into County Londonderry. It had a population of 545 people in the 2001 Census. It owes its existence to George Butle Conyngham of Springhill, and was founded in 1728 when King George II of Great Britain granted Conyngham a market charter allowing the village to host four fairs yearly.[2] It is situated within Mid-Ulster District.

The village nestles among gentle, low-lying land between the Sperrins and Lough Neagh. The main feature of the village is Hanover Square, which was named after the reigning Hanoverian George II by Conyngham. The village has been an ancient settlement for several thousand years; overlooking Coagh is Tamlaght Stone, a Mesolithic dolmen erected c. 4500 BCE.

  1. ^ "Coagh". Place Names NI. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) - nidirect" (PDF). proni.gov.uk. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.