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Macosquin

Macosquin () is a small village, townland, and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is south-west of Coleraine, on the road to Limavady. In the 2021 Census it had a population of 604 people. The area is known for its caves and springs. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.

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Place details

Locality: Macosquin
Region: Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Macosquin
UK place.irish_name: Maigh Choscáin
UK place.static_image_name: St Mary's Church of Ireland, Macosquin - geograph.org.uk - 529704.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: St Mary's Church of Ireland
UK place.irish_grid_reference: C824287
UK place.belfast_distance_mi: 57
UK place.population: 604
UK place.unitary_northern_ireland: Causeway Coast and Glens
UK place.country: Northern Ireland
UK place.post_town: COLERAINE
UK place.postcode_area: BT
UK place.postcode_district: BT51
UK place.dial_code

Wikidata facts

Instance of: village
Official name: Macosquin
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Northern Ireland
Population: +600
Elevation: +76
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Image: St Mary's Church of Ireland, Macosquin - geograph.org.uk - 529704.jpg

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P7959: County Londonderry
P12749: Lotte H. Eisner

Article

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Contents

History
Churches
2001 Census
See also
References
External links

== History == Following fast growth in the 1950s and 1960s the village had a peak population of over 800 in the 1970s, but this has shrunk to a 2021 population of 604.