Magherafelt
Sign in to saveMagherafelt ( ; , ) is a town and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,071 at the 2021 census. It is the biggest town in the south of the county and is the social, economic and political hub of the area. It is part of Mid-Ulster District.
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Place details
- Locality
- Magherafelt
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 9,157
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Magherafelt
- UK place.scots_name
- Macherafelt
- UK place.irish_name
- Machaire Fíolta
- UK place.static_image_name
- PXL 20210823 135009520.MP.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Magherafelt town centre.
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- none
- UK place.belfast_distance_mi
- 35
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Mid-Ulster
- UK place.population
- 9,071
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- 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.constituency_westminster
- Mid Ulster
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
- Mid Ulster
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- Notable buildings
- Churches
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Schools
- Sport
- Demography
- 2021 Census
- 2011 Census
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Magherafelt ( ; , ) is a town and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,071 at the 2021 census. It is the biggest town in the south of the county and is the social, economic and political hub of the area. It is part of Mid-Ulster District.
== History ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Magherafelt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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