Coleraine (barony)

This article is about the geographical unit. For the noble title, see Baron Coleraine. For other uses, see Coleraine (disambiguation).

Coleraine
Cúil Rathain[1] (Irish)
Cowlrain or Cowlraine[2][3] (Scots)
Location of Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Location of Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyLondonderry

Coleraine (named after Coleraine town) is a barony in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.[4] It connects to the north-Londonderry coastline, and is bordered by five other baronies: Keenaght to the west; Loughinsholin to the south; North East Liberties of Coleraine, Dunluce Upper, and the Kilconway to the east.[4] Before its creation it was once a territory known as "Firnacreeve".[5]

The largest settlement in the barony is the town of Coleraine, which also crosses into the North East Liberties of Coleraine.

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