Foreglen

Foreglen is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 6km west of Dungiven on the A6 Foreglen Road, a main route linking Belfast and Derry. Limavady is 18 km to the north and Derry is 23 km to the north west. It is designated as a Small Village and in the 2001 Census it had a population of 285 people. It lies within the Limavady Borough Council area.cite web | title=Foreglen Settlement Designation | work=Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016 | url=http://www.planningni.gov.uk/AreaPlans_Policy/Plans/Northern/draft_plan/Volume2/Part6/Villages/Foreglen.htm | accessdate=2008-06-22]

Features

The village is a small linear settlement with a mix of public authority and private sector housing, and a number of local services and facilities including a local primary school, church, shop, post office, public house, and recreational facilities at O'Brien's GAC playing fields.

Education

*St Peter's and St Paul's Primary School. In 2004 the school received £39,000 from the Big Lottery Fund to increase sports provision for pupils and the wider community, by revamping the school hall and play area. [cite web | title= Lottery boost for sports facilities in Foreglen | work=Big Lottery Fund | url=http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/pr_141004_lottery_boost_for_sports_facilities-588?regioncode=-ni | accessdate=2008-06-22]

port

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is O'Brien's GAC.

Transport

Although the village has good road links, it has relatively limited public transport connections.

See also

*List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland

References