Bellarena
Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bellarena (derived from French belle "beautiful" + Latin arena "sand, strand")[1] is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is on the A2 coastal road between Limavady and Coleraine, 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Limavady. The land was settled in the mid-17th century by a Northamptonshire gentleman, William Gage, who bought the lease of the estate – then called Ballymargy from the Irish meaning "town of the market" – from the Lord Bishop of Derry. In the 2001 census the population was 291. The village lies within Causeway Coast and Glens District Council area and the Binevenagh Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with open views eastwards to the scarp slope of Binevenagh.[2] The village gets its name from the Earl Bishop of Derry.
Bellarena | |
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Location within Northern Ireland | |
• Belfast | 55 mi (89 km) |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LIMAVADY |
Postcode district | BT49 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
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