Garvagh

Garvagh
Garvagh is located in Northern Ireland
Garvagh
Location within Northern Ireland
Population1,288 
• Belfast50 mi (80 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townColeraine
Postcode districtBT51
Dialling code028, +44 28
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
Websitewww.garvaghtown.com
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
County Londonderry
54°58′54″N 6°41′04″W / 54.981751°N 6.684494°W / 54.981751; -6.684494

Garvagh (from Irish Garbhach, meaning 'rough place' or Garbhachadh meaning "rough field")[2] is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is on the banks of the Agivey River, 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Coleraine on the A29 route. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,288. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.

  1. ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  2. ^ Placenames NI