Draperstown
Sign in to saveDraperstown () is a village in the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballinascreen and is part of Mid-Ulster district. It is also part of the Church of Ireland parish of Ballynascreen and the Catholic parish of Ballinascreen, and within the former barony of Loughinsholin.
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Place details
- Locality
- Draperstown
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,734
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Draperstown
- UK place.irish_name
- Baile na Croise
- UK place.scots_name
- Draperstoun
- UK place.static_image_name
- Draperstown, Derry - Londonderry - geograph.org.uk - 512398.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- High Street, Draperstown with former courthouse at centre
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- none
- UK place.population
- 1,777
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Mid-Ulster
- UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
- County Londonderry
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
- Mid Ulster
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- MAGHERAFELT
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT45
- UK place.dial_code
- 028
- UK place.hide_services
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- County Londonderry
- Population
- 1777
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- St Columbas Church of Ireland - geograph.org.uk - 512395.jpg
- Dialing code
- 028
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- Commons category
- Draperstown
- historic county
- County Londonderry
- P8168
- Octon
- native label
- Baile na Croise
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Governance
- Economy
- Churches and local landmarks
- Demography
- Transport
- Irish language
- Education
- Sport
- Surnames
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Draperstown () is a village in the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballinascreen and is part of Mid-Ulster district. It is also part of the Church of Ireland parish of Ballynascreen and the Catholic parish of Ballinascreen, and within the former barony of Loughinsholin.
The village lies at the intersection of the townlands of Moykeeran (), Moyheeland (), Cahore and Tonaght ().
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Draperstown” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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