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Newbuildings, Londonderry

Newbuildings (aka New Buildings) is a large village, lying on the eastern bank of the River Foyle in County Londonderry. It is within the townlands of Primity, Ballyore and Dunhugh, in the civil parish of Clondermot. The village was founded in the early 17th century on land allocated to the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths of London. It remained a small settlement until large amounts of social housing was built in the 1960s. The village is within the council area of Derry City and Strabane.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): New Buildings
Historic County: Londonderry
Lat, Long: 54.959733,-7.357586
Grid Reference: C 4120 1265
Townland: Primity TD
Civil Parish: Clondermot CP
Council Area: Derry City and Strabane CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 322076
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Newbuildings,_Londonderry_322076

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