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Strabane is a town, lying on the River Mourne in County Tyrone. The older parts of the town lie within the townland of Town Parks Of Strabane. In recent decades the town has expanded into the townlands of Magirr, Ballycolman, Castletown and Town Parks. The town is within the civil parish of Camus. During the Plantation, James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, was granted land in the area and established the town around a castle he built, from around 1611. The River Mourne flows through the centre of the town and meets the Finn to form the Foyle River. A bridge across the Foyle linking Strabane, County Tyrone to Lifford, County Donegal was first built in 1730. The town is within the council area of Derry City and Strabane.
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Tyrone
Lat, Long: 54.826198,-7.463186
Grid Reference: H 3455 9773
Townland: Town Parks Of Strabane TD
Civil Parish: Camus CP
Council Area: Derry City and Strabane CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 322199
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Strabane,_Tyrone_322199
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Place Type: Town
Historic County: Tyrone
Lat, Long: 54.826198,-7.463186
Grid Reference: H 3455 9773
Townland: Town Parks Of Strabane TD
Civil Parish: Camus CP
Council Area: Derry City and Strabane CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 322199
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Strabane,_Tyrone_322199
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