Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Draperstown
Also known as: Baile na Croise (Contae Dhoire), Baile na Croise, Contae Dhoire
In or near Straw.
Draperstown in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Draperstown is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Draperstown () 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. The village lies at the intersection of the townlands of Moykeeran (from Irish Maigh Chaortain 'plain of the rowan'), Moyheeland (from Irish Maigh Chaolain 'plain of the marshy stream'), Cahore and Tonaght (from Irish Tonnach 'marshy place').
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The village began to emerge around the crossroads in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Prior to that, the crossroads was the location for occasional fairs. In the 1600s, at the time of the Plantation of Ulster, the expropriated land in the Ballinacreen area was allocated to two London Livery Companies. It was divided between the Drapers' Company who took possession of the land west of the crossroads (Straw, Sixtowns and Moneyneena) while the Skinners' Company took possession of the land to the east. Although settlers began to arrive, the livery companies did not develop the area until later. In 1760, the original St. Columba's Church of Ireland Church was built near the crossroads.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7936, -6.7842
- District
- Mid Ulster
- Postcode
- BT45 7AB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Ulster
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q2460535 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Draperstown (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Draperstown?
- Draperstown is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT45 7AB).
- What is Draperstown?
- Draperstown in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Draperstown?
- Drivers can use postcode BT45 7AB.
- Is Draperstown free to visit?
- Yes, Draperstown is free to enter.
- How do I get to Draperstown?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT45 7AB. It sits within the Mid Ulster parliamentary constituency.