Slievekirk
Ward in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.936, -7.319 |
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| Dialling code: | 02871 (Londonderry) |
Slievekirk lies within the Derry City and Strabane district of Northern Ireland, forming a largely rural outer-urban area where rolling farmland and scattered housing meet the suburbs of the city. The landscape gives long views to nearby hills and provides a quieter, more agricultural counterpoint to the urban centre.
Community life is centred on small schools, community halls and local sports clubs, with an economy made up of farming, local services and people who commute into Derry City and Strabane for work. There are modest traces of older settlement in vernacular farmhouses and church sites, and a strong local identity shaped by parish and sporting networks.
Postcode districts covering Slievekirk
Most populated places nearby
- Strabane North 9.4 miles
- Strabane West 9.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- New Buildings Ward 2.4 miles
- Clondermot Ward 3.2 miles
- Victoria Ward 3.4 miles
- Drumahoe Ward 3.6 miles
- Sheriff's Mountain Ward 4 miles
- City Walls Ward 4 miles
- Brandywell Ward 4 miles
- Creggan South Ward 4 miles
- Kilfennan Ward 4.1 miles
- Lisnagelvin Ward 4.2 miles
- Creggan Ward 4.4 miles
- Ebrington Ward 4.5 miles
Example postcodes in Slievekirk
BT82 0BQ, BT47 2RN, BT47 2PX, BT47 2GD, BT47 3XT, BT47 2QJ, BT47 3WH, BT47 3UL, BT47 3SG … See all
Transport links
- City of Derry Airport 9.7 miles
- Belfast International Airport 47.9 miles
- Londonderry Railway Station 3.9 miles
- Limavady Junction 15.6 miles
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Schools in Slievekirk
- Bready Jubilee Primary School Primary
- Glendermott Primary School Primary
- Mullabuoy Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Prehen Estate 2.2 miles
- Glenkeen House Estate 2.9 miles
- Ashbrook Estate 3 miles
- Heritage tower museum Museum 4 miles
- The Oaks Estate 4 miles
- Shipquay Street Historic site 4.1 miles
- Walker's Monument and the Apprentice Boy's Memorial Hall Historic site 4.2 miles
- Museum of free derry Museum 4.2 miles
- Magee College Derry Historic site 4.9 miles
- Kilcatten House Estate 5.5 miles
- Belmont Estate 5.6 miles
- Holly Hill Estate 6.8 miles