Kilfennan
Ward in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.992, -7.282 |
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| Dialling code: | 02871 (Londonderry) |
Kilfennan sits on the Cityside of Derry City and Strabane, close to the banks of the River Foyle and within easy reach of the city centre. It is largely residential, with a mix of older terraces, social housing and more recent developments, reflecting a typical urban fringe of Derry.
The ward has a strong community feel, with local schools, small shops and active neighbourhood groups; its history is rooted in the city’s working‑class and industrial past, and recent years have seen modest regeneration and community‑led cultural initiatives that draw on the area’s Irish heritage.
Postcode districts covering Kilfennan
Most populated places nearby
- Strabane North 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Strabane West 13.9 miles22.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Lisnagelvin Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Caw Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Ebrington Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Drumahoe Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Clondermot Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Victoria Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- City Walls Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Madam's Bank Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Northland Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Brandywell Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Creggan Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Enagh Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Kilfennan
BT47 5AF, BT47 5YD, BT47 5XU, BT47 6AL, BT47 6PA, BT47 5SE, BT47 6DN, BT47 5HE, BT47 5HP … See all
Transport links
- City of Derry Airport 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Belfast International Airport 48.3 miles77.8 km
- Londonderry Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Limavady Junction 12.3 miles19.8 km
Hotels near Kilfennan Ad
- The Ebrington Hotel 1.2 miles2 km
- Shipquay Boutique Hotel 4 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Bishop's Gate Hotel 5 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Maldron Hotel Derry 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Derry - Londonderry 3 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Da Vinci's Hotel Derry 4 2 miles3.1 km
- Everglades Hotel 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Hotel No.9 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Belfray Country Inn 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Waterfoot Hotel 4 1.2 miles2 km
Schools in Kilfennan
- Lisnagelvin Primary School Primary
- Lisneal College Secondary
Local points of interest
- Shipquay Street Historic site 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Walker's Monument and the Apprentice Boy's Memorial Hall Historic site 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Heritage tower museum Museum 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Museum of free derry Museum 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Ashbrook Estate 1.9 miles3 km
- Magee College Derry Historic site 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Belmont Estate 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Prehen Estate 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Glenkeen House Estate 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Foyle Park Estate 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Willsborough Estate 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Oaks Estate 4.8 miles7.8 km