Ardgarvan
Ardgarvan (from Irish: Ard Garbháin, meaning "Garvan's height")[1] is a hamlet and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 2 km south of Limavady. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 111 people. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.[3]
Ardgarvan
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| Irish transcription(s) | |
| • Derivation: | Ard Garbháin |
| • Meaning: | "Garvan's height" |
 Ardgarvan in 2008 | |
  Ardgarvan Ardgarvan shown within Northern Ireland  Ardgarvan Ardgarvan (the United Kingdom) | |
| Coordinates: 55°01′23″N 6°55′44″W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Londonderry |
| Barony | Keenaght |
| Civil parish | Drumcahose |
| Settlements | Ardgarvan |
| Government | |
| • Council | Causeway Coast and Glens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 286.27 acres (115.85 ha) |
Features
The village has developed on the northern side of Ballyavelin Road and is dominated by public housing development. It has limited recreational facilities available to the local community.[3] Ardgarvan Post Office was one of 54 in Northern Ireland to be replaced by an outreach service before its demolition in 2009.[4]
References
- Placenames Database of Ireland
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- "Ardgarvan Settlement Designation". Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- "Ulster post offices affected by shake-up". Belfast Telegraph (3 June 2008). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
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