Castledawson
Sign in to saveCastledawson is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Shanemullagh (, IPA:[ˈanˠˈʃanˠˌwʊl̪ˠəx]), about four miles from the north-western shore of Lough Neagh, and near the market town of Magherafelt. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,289. thumb|The old water pump at "the gravel", Main Street
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Place details
- Locality
- Castledawson
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Castledawson
- UK place.irish_name
- An Seanmhullach
- UK place.static_image_name
- Castledawson2.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Castledawson Main Street
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- none
- UK place.belfast_distance_mi
- 35
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Magherafelt
- UK place.population
- 2,289
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- MAGHERAFELT
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Derry
- Population
- +2289
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Body of water
- River Moyola
- Image
- Castledawson Pump.jpg
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- County Londonderry
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Article
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- Sport
- 2011 census
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Castledawson is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Shanemullagh (, IPA:[ˈanˠˈʃanˠˌwʊl̪ˠəx]), about four miles from the north-western shore of Lough Neagh, and near the market town of Magherafelt. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,289. thumb|The old water pump at "the gravel", Main Street
==History== The village sits on the River Moyola and was originally called "Dawson's Bridge". The bridge that crossed the river here was once the largest single span stone bridge in Ireland. The village was named after its 'castle' (actually a large manor house) built by Joshua Dawson in 1713. He was Chief Secretary for Ireland and founded the village in 1710. The Dawson estate, Shanemullagh, shares its name with the original townland name. The Dawson family also founded Christ Church, on the edge of that estate, in the early 18th century.