Population 195 (2001 Census) Country Northern Ireland Post town LIMAVADY Local time Tuesday 6:47 AM Dialling code 028 UK parliament constituency East Londonderry | County County Londonderry Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district BT District Causeway Coast and Glens Ni assembly East Londonderry | |
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Burnfoot is a small village within the townland of Bonnanaboigh in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies 4 km north of Dungiven and 9 km south of Limavady. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 195. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.
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It is beside the River Roe, with the greater part of the built up area on the western side of Drumrane Road. The village has a good range of social, educational and recreational facilities, but commercial services are limited. It has quite a large village shop, football fields and a primary school plus Orange Hall. Burnfoot has two churches, Bovevagh Church of Ireland (St. Eugenius) and Camnish Presbyterian Church. The Church of Ireland are currently developing a new parish centre for the development of the parish. Burnfoot has its own community hall and youth clubs such as the Girls Brigade. It has had a recent new housing development called Rosebrook which added at least 15 houses to the area, making the population now about 250. In 2010 a man appeared in court charged with provocative behaviour after removing a loyalist flag from a lampost in the area.The judge stated he should be commended for his actions.