Burnfoot is a small village within the townland of Bonnanaboigh in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
| Burnfoot | |
|---|---|
  Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 195 (2001 Census) |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIMAVADY |
| Postcode district | BT |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Features
editIt is beside the River Roe, with the greater part of the built up area on the western side of Drumrane Road. The village has a good range of social, educational and recreational facilities, but commercial services are limited.
It has quite a large village shop, football fields and a primary school plus Orange Hall. Burnfoot has two churches, Bovevagh Church of Ireland (St. Eugenius) and Camnish Presbyterian Church. The Church of Ireland are currently developing a new parish centre for the development of the parish. Burnfoot has its own community hall and youth clubs such as the Girls Brigade. It has had a recent new housing development called Rosebrook which added at least 15 houses to the area, making the population now about 250. In 2010 a man appeared in court charged with provocative behaviour after removing a loyalist flag from a lamppost in the area. The judge stated he should be commended for his actions.[1]
Transport
edit- The village has good road links via Dungiven, but has limited public transport connections.[2]
Education
edit- Drumrane Primary School ( An amalgamation of Dungiven PS Largy PS, and Burnfoot PS, which is situated beside the old Burnfoot Primary School in Burnfoot.
Sport
edit- Burnfoot United F.C. football club, founded in 1975, plays in the Coleraine and District Junior Premier League.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Burnfoot flag remover should be commended" BBC News
- ^ "Bellarena Settlement Designation". Planning Service — Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
- ^ "Burnfoot United Football Club". Burnfoot United Bebo site. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
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