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Bellaghy, Londonderry

Bellaghy is a village in County Londonderry. It is within the townlands of Old Town Downing, Old Town Deer Park, Mullaghboy and Drumanee Upper, in the civil parish of Ballyscullion. The village was planned, built and settled in the early 17th-century by the Vintners Company of London. It is the birthplace, childhood home and final resting place of the poet Seamus Heaney. The village is within the council area of Mid Ulster.

Place Type: Village
Historic County: Londonderry
Lat, Long: 54.808072,-6.518998
Grid Reference: H 9527 9658
Townland: Old Town Downing TD
Civil Parish: Ballyscullion CP
Council Area: Mid Ulster CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 322018
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Bellaghy,_Londonderry_322018

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