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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Limavady like this:
Limavady (or Newtown Limavady, or Rathbrady Beg), market town and township with ry. sta., Druma-chose par., in co. and 16 miles NE. of Londonderry, on river Roe, 572 ac., pop. 2954; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-days, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. The place was called Limavady from an old castle of that name in the neighbourhood. The linen trade of the town has greatly declined. Limavady has one distillery.
Limavady is now part of CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENS District. Click here for graphs and data of how CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Limavady itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Limavady, in Causeway Coast and Glens and County Londonderry | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29482
Date accessed: 08th November 2025
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