Greysteel

Coordinates: 55°01′54″N 7°07′14″W / 55.031667°N 7.120556°W / 55.031667; -7.120556
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Greysteel
Clooney Road, on the A2
Greysteel is located in Northern Ireland
Greysteel
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Population1,229 (2001 Census)
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CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT
Dialling code028
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55°01′54″N 7°07′14″W / 55.031667°N 7.120556°W / 55.031667; -7.120556

Greysteel or Gresteel[1] is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies 9 miles (14 km) to the east of Derry and 7 miles (11 km) to the west of Limavady on the main A2 coast road between Limavady and Derry, overlooking Lough Foyle. It is designated as a Large Village and in the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,229 people,[2] an increase of almost 20% compared to 1991.[3] It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.

History[edit]

The village lies mostly within the townlands of Gresteel More and Gresteel Beg. The name "Greysteel" may be a part-translation of the Irish Glas-stiall, meaning "grey strip (of land)",[4] and the Placenames Database of Ireland gives this as the Irish name of the village.[1] An older English name for the area was "Glasteele".[4]

The Troubles[edit]

During the Troubles, nine people were killed in the Greysteel area:

Features[edit]

Places of interest[edit]

  • Nearby Faughanvale Old church dates back to the medieval period and is dedicated to Saint Canice.[5]

Transport[edit]

The village is adequately served in terms of public transport and City of Derry Airport is located 4 km to the west.[3]

Sport[edit]

2001 Census[edit]

Greysteel is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,229 people living in Greysteel. Of these:

  • 25.4% were aged under 16 years and 11.7% were aged 60 and over
  • 50.2% of the population were male and 49.8% were female
  • 96.6% were from a Catholic background and 2.9% were from a Protestant background
  • 0.8% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Area Profile of Greysteel - Based on 2001 Census". NI Neighbourhood Information Service. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Greysteel Settlement Designation". Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Placenames NI: Gresteel Beg". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Greysteel". Culture Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.