Maghera

Maghera
Maghera Town Centre
Maghera is located in Northern Ireland
Maghera
Maghera
Location within Northern Ireland
Population4,235 (2021 Census)
District
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMAGHERA
Postcode districtBT46
Dialling code028
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54°50′38″N 6°40′23″W / 54.844°N 6.673°W / 54.844; -6.673
Galwilly Bridge Over The Milltown Burn Located Outside Maghera In Glen Housing Estate.

Maghera (/ˌmæhəˈrɑː, ˌmækəˈrɑː/ MA-hə-RAH, MAK-ə-RAH; from Irish Machaire Rátha, meaning 'plain of the ringfort') is a small town at the foot of the Glenshane Pass in Northern Ireland. Its population was 4,235 in the 2021 Census.[2] Formerly in the barony of Loughinsholin within the historic County Londonderry, it is today in the local-government district of Mid-Ulster.

  1. ^ The Online Scots Dictionary Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021pop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).