Draperstown
Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Draperstown (/ˌdrɛpərzˈtaʊn, ˌdriːpərz-/)[3] is a village in the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballinascreen and is part of Mid-Ulster district. It is also part of the Church of Ireland parish of Ballynascreen and the Catholic parish of Ballinascreen, and within the former barony of Loughinsholin.
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High Street, Draperstown with former courthouse at centre | |
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Population | 1,777 (2011 Census) |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | BT |
Dialling code | 028 |
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The village lies at the intersection of the townlands of Moykeeran (from Irish Maigh Chaortain 'plain of the rowan'),[4] Moyheeland (from Irish Maigh Chaolain 'plain of the marshy stream'),[5] Cahore and Tonaght (from Irish Tonnach 'marshy place').[6] [7]