Shantallow

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Shantallow
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Shantallow
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Shantallow
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Post town LONDONDERRY
Postcode district BT48
Dialling code 028
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55°00′04″N7°19′34″W / 55.001°N 7.326°W / 55.001; -7.326

Shantallow (from Irish Seantalamh, meaning 'old land' [1] [2] ) is a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is now part of the city of Derry, and is situated within Derry and Strabane district. It lies within the civil parish of Templemore and former barony of North-West Liberties of Londonderry. The townland is no longer a visible feature of Derry, being mainly built over with 20th-century housing estates.

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2001 Census

Shantallow East and West are classified by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) as being within Derry Urban Area (DUA). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 2,748 people living in Shantallow East and 6,406 living in Shantallow West.

Of those living in Shantallow East:

Of those living in Shantallow West:

Deprivation

According to the Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure (NIMDM) of 2005, out of 582 wards in Northern Ireland, Shantallow East was ranked as the 22nd most deprived ward, while Shantallow West was ranked 47th.

References

  1. "Shantallow, County Derry". placenamesni.org. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  2. "Seantalamh/Shantallow". Placenames Database of Ireland . Retrieved 1 May 2025.