Limavady

Limavady
Main Street
Limavady is located in Northern Ireland
Limavady
Limavady
Location within Northern Ireland
Population11,279 (2021 Census)[2]
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLIMAVADY
Postcode districtBT49
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
WebsiteCauseway Coast and Glens Borough Council
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
County Londonderry
55°03′11″N 6°56′46″W / 55.053°N 6.946°W / 55.053; -6.946

Limavady (/lɪməˈvædi/; from Irish Léim an Mhadaidh 'leap of the dog'[3]) is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Binevenagh as a backdrop. Lying 17 miles (27 km) east of Derry and 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Coleraine, Limavady had a population of 11,279 people at the 2021 Census.[2] In the 40 years between 1971 and 2011, Limavady's population nearly doubled.[4] Limavady is within Causeway Coast and Glens Borough.

From 1988 to 2004, a total of 1,332 dwellings were built in the town, mainly at Bovally along the southeastern edge of the town. The large industrial estate at Aghanloo is 2 miles (3 km) north of the town.[4]

  1. ^ Banagher and Boveagh Churches (Ulster-Scots translation) Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Department of the Environment.
  2. ^ a b "Settlement 2015". NISRA. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Léim an Mhadaidh/Limavady". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Limavady". Planning Service – Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2008.[dead link‍]