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Greysteel or Gresteel[1] is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies Шаблон:Convert to the east of Derry and Шаблон:Convert 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

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

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

Features

Places of interest

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

Transport

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

Sport

2001 Census

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

References

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