Burnfoot, County Londonderry

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Population195 (2001 Census)
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Post town LIMAVADY
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Dialling code 028
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54°58′10″N6°56′21″W / 54.969535°N 6.939082°W / 54.969535; -6.939082
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Burnfoot

Burnfoot is a small village within the townland of Bonnanaboigh in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

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It is beside the River Roe, with the greater part of the built up area on the western side of Drumrane Road. The village has a good range of social, educational and recreational facilities, but commercial services are limited.

It has quite a large village shop, football fields and a primary school plus Orange Hall. Burnfoot has two churches, Bovevagh Church of Ireland (St. Eugenius) and Camnish Presbyterian Church. The Church of Ireland are currently developing a new parish centre for the development of the parish. Burnfoot has its own community hall and youth clubs such as the Girls Brigade. It has had a recent new housing development called Rosebrook which added at least 15 houses to the area, making the population now about 250. In 2010 a man appeared in court charged with provocative behaviour after removing a loyalist flag from a lamppost in the area. The judge stated he should be commended for his actions. [1]

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Boveva Orange Hall

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References

  1. "Burnfoot flag remover should be commended" BBC News
  2. "Bellarena Settlement Designation". Planning Service — Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  3. "Burnfoot United Football Club". Burnfoot United Bebo site. Retrieved 21 June 2008.