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Londonderry (other)
Londonderry, also known as Derry, is a city in Northern Ireland. Londonderry may also refer to: Australia * Cape Londonderry, the northernmost point of mainland Western Australia *Electoral district of Londonderry in New South Wales *Londonderry, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Londonderry, Western Australia, an abandoned town in Western Australia Canada * Londonderry, Nova Scotia, an unincorporated community * Londonderry, Edmonton, a residential area in northeast Edmonton, Alberta Chile * Londonderry Island, an island and archipelago off Tierra del Fuego England *Londonderry, North Yorkshire, a village near the Yorkshire Dales *Londonderry, West Midlands, an area in Sandwell, West Midlands Northern Ireland *County Londonderry, or County Derry *Londonderry County Borough Council now called Derry City Council *Londonderry Port, the city's port *Londonderry Eglinton Airport now called City of Derry Airport *County Londonderry (Parliament of Ireland constituency) * Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DERRY
Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The old walled city lies on the west bank of the River Foyle, which is spanned by two road bridges and one footbridge. The city now covers both banks (Cityside on the west and Waterside on the east). The population of the city was 83,652 at the 2001 Census, while the Derry Urban Area had a population of 90,736. The district administered by Derry City and Strabane District Council contains both Londonderry Port and City of Derry Airport. Derry is close to the border with County Donegal, with which it has had a close link for many centuries. The person traditionally seen as the founder of the original Derry is Saint , a holy man from , the old name for almost all of modern County Donegal, of which the west bank of the Foyle was a part before 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Londonderry (UK Parliament Constituency)
Londonderry was a parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, as well as a constituency in elections to various regional bodies. It was replaced in boundary changes in 1983. Londonderry returned two MPs (1801–1885) and later one (1922–1983). Boundaries The constituency consisted, in 1801–1885, of the whole of County Londonderry, except for the parliamentary boroughs of Coleraine and Londonderry City. The seat was re-created in 1922. As part of the consequences of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut. The seat was focused on County Londonderry. It comprised the administrative county of Londonderry and the County Borough of Londonderry. In 1951, it was one of the last four seats to be uncontested in a United Kingdom general election. In 1983 the number of seats for Northern Ireland was increased from 12 to 17 and Londonderr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Londonderry
Earl of Londonderry is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1622 in favour of Thomas Ridgeway, 1st Earl of Londonderry, Thomas Ridgeway, 1st Baron Ridgeway, who served as Treasurer of Ireland and was involved in the colonisation of Ulster. He had already been created a Baronet, of Torrington in the County of Devon, in 1611, Lord Ridgeway, Baron of Gallen-Ridgeway, in the Peerage of Ireland, in 1616, and was made Viscount Gallen-Ridgeway at the same time as he was granted the earldom, also in the Peerage of Ireland. The titles became extinct on the death of his great-grandson, the fourth Earl, in 1714. The second creation came in 1726 in favour of the soldier and politician Thomas Pitt, 1st Earl of Londonderry, Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Londonderry. He had already been created Baron Londonderry in 1719 and was made Viscount Gallen-Ridgeway at the same time as he was granted the earldom, also in the Peerage of Ireland. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquess Of Londonderry
Marquess of Londonderry, of the County of County Londonderry, Londonderry ( ), is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. History The title was created in 1816 for Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry, Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Londonderry. He had earlier represented County Down in the Irish House of Commons. Stewart had already been created Baron Londonderry in 1789, Viscount Castlereagh, of Castlereagh (County Down barony), Castlereagh in the County of Down, in 1795 and Earl of Londonderry, of the County of Londonderry, in 1796. These titles are also in the Peerage of Ireland. He was the son of Alexander Stewart (1699–1781), Alexander Stewart, who had married Mary Cowan, sister and heiress of Robert Cowan (governor), Robert Cowan, who gained great wealth as Governor of Bombay from 1729 to 1737. Alexander was from Ballylawn, a townland at the south-west corner of Inishowen in the north of County Donegal, a Counties of Ireland, county located in the west of Ulster in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Londonderry (CDP), Vermont
Londonderry is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Londonderry, Windham County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 180, compared to 1,919 in the entire town. The CDP is in northwestern Windham County, in the northern part of the town of Londonderry. It sits in the valley of the West River, where it is joined from the north by Utley Brook. The West River is a south-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River. Vermont Routes 11 and 100 combine to form the village's Main Street. Route 11 leads east to Chester and west over the Green Mountains to Manchester Center, while Route 100 leads north to Ludlow and south to Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His .... References Populated p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Londonderry, Vermont
Londonderry is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. It is bounded on the north by Landgrove and Weston, on the east by Windham, on the south by Jamaica and on the west by Winhall and Landgrove. The population was 1,919 in the 2020 census. The town contains the villages of Londonderry and South Londonderry. History Londonderry was first chartered in 1770 to a Col. James Rogers and was known as Kent, which included what is now Windham. The town was again chartered by act of the new Vermont Legislature on April 20, 1780. In this charter, the township was named Londonderry after Londonderry in New Hampshire, which in turn was named after Londonderry in Ireland. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.9 square miles (92.9 km2), of which 35.7 square miles (92.4 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2) (0.59%) is water. The West River flows through the town. Climate This climatic region is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Londonderry, Ross County, Ohio
Londonderry is an unincorporated community in eastern Liberty Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45647. It lies along U.S. Route 50 at its intersection with State Route 327. History Londonderry was laid out in 1831. A post office was established under the name Gillespieville in 1833, and the name was changed to Londonderry in 1929. The present name is derived from Londonderry, Northern Ireland, the native home of a first settler. Gallery File:LondonderryOH1.JPG, Londonderry community sign. File:LondonderryOH2.JPG, Looking west at the intersection of US Highway 50 and Ohio Highway 327. Notable person *Harley Warrick Harley E. Warrick (October 5, 1924 – November 24, 2000), was an American barn painter, best known for his work painting Mail Pouch tobacco advertising on barns across 13 states in the American Midwest The Midwestern United States, also r ..., barn painter References Unincorporated communities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio
Londonderry is an unincorporated community in Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. History Londonderry was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bear ...ted in 1815. The community takes its name from Londonderry, in Northern Ireland. A post office was established at Londonderry in 1819, and remained in operation until 1907. References Unincorporated communities in Guernsey County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{GuernseyCountyOH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Londonderry (CDP), New Hampshire
Londonderry is a census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Londonderry in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 11,645 at the 2020 census, out of 25,826 in the entire town. Geography The CDP occupies the more intensively developed eastern and southern parts of the town of Londonderry, including the east half of the historic town center near the top of Moose Hill. The CDP includes the Londonderry town offices (east side of Mammoth Road) but not the Londonderry High School and Middle School complexes (west side of Mammoth Road). The CDP is bordered to the east by the town of Derry, to the southeast by the town of Windham, and to the southwest by the town of Hudson. From the Hudson town line, the CDP boundary follows New Hampshire Route 102 (Nashua Road), New Hampshire Route 128 (Mammoth Road), Stonehenge Road, Interstate 93, and Ash Street to the Derry town line. New Hampshire Route 102 crosses the CDP, leading northeast to the ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Londonderry, New Hampshire
Londonderry is a town in western Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. It sits between Manchester and Derry, the largest and fourth-largest communities in the state. The population was 25,826 at the 2020 census. Londonderry is known for its apple orchards and is home to the headquarters of Stonyfield Farm and part of Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. The more densely settled portion of town, where 11,645 people lived at the 2020 census, is defined as the Londonderry census-designated place (CDP) and roughly occupies the southeastern and southern parts of town, around New Hampshire Route 102. History Early history Londonderry lies in an area that was first known as "Nutfield" because of the dense woods with nut trees. A petition for the town was submitted to the General Court of the Province of New Hampshire on September 23, 1719. That petition stated that the petitioners had settled "at Nutfield about the Eleventh of Aprile last"—i.e. April 11, 1719. Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Londonderry (Assembly Constituency)
Londonderry was a constituency used for the Northern Ireland Assembly. The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. Members were then elected from the constituency to the 1975 Constitutional Convention and the 1982 Assembly. After the Assembly dissolved in 1986, the constituency was not used again, its area being represented by parts of East Londonderry, Foyle and Mid Ulster. It usually shared boundaries with the Londonderry UK Parliament constituency, however the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 as the Assembly boundaries had not caught up with Parliamentary boundary changes. For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency) Londonderry was a parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, as well as a constituency in elections to various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency)
The City of Londonderry parliamentary constituency was a single member constituency in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It was created in 1929, as one of the five single member constituencies replacing the former five member Londonderry constituency. The constituency included the eastern part of the city of Derry and its environs including the Waterside district and Eglinton area. The seat was held continuously by Ulster Unionist Party candidates, although it was often contested by other parties. The constituency was last contested at the 1969 General Election. The Northern Ireland parliament was suspended in 1972 and abolished in 1973. In elections to various Northern Ireland assemblies and forums which sat from 1973 to 1986 the area formed part of a revived Londonderry constituency. Since the abolition of the 1982–1986 Northern Ireland assembly the area has formed part of the Foyle constituency. Members of Parliament *1929 – 1939: Edward Sullivan Murphy, Ulst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
