Lettershandoney or Lettershendony ( or ''Leitir Seandomhnaigh'' meaning "hillside of the old church") is a small
village and
townland in
County Londonderry
County Londonderry ( Ulster-Scots: ''Coontie Lunnonderrie''), also known as County Derry ( ga, Contae Dhoire), is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the thirty two counties of Ireland and one of the nine counties of Ulster. B ...
,
Northern Ireland, six miles to the southeast of
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 ...
and three miles east of
Drumahoe. In the
2001 census it had a population of 506 people.
It is situated within
Derry and Strabane district.
Lettershandoney has ten recorded spellings of its name, dating back to 1613.
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In 2009 Lettershandoney and District Development Group carried out a community audit, highlighting the problems of the Lettershandoney Estate, the main housing area of the village, in terms of high unemployment, poverty and ill health, vandalism and alcohol and drug abuse, as well as lack of community facilities. In August 2011, a Lettershandoney Strategic Vision and Action Plan was produced by consultants on behalf of ARC (Assisting Rural Communities) north west. The resulting village plan aims to enhance community facilities and services, as well as environmental quality and transport, while protecting the character of the village.][ The village has some 150 houses and a primary school.]
See also
* List of villages in Northern Ireland
References
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Villages in County Londonderry
Townlands of County Londonderry
Derry and Strabane district