Lettershandoney

Coordinates: 54°58′48″N 7°13′01″W / 54.980°N 7.217°W / 54.980; -7.217
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Lettershandoney
  • Derry and Strabane
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
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Postcode districtBT
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County Londonderry
54°58′48″N 7°13′01″W / 54.980°N 7.217°W / 54.980; -7.217

Lettershandoney or Lettershendony (from

Derry and Strabane
district.

Lettershandoney has ten recorded spellings of its name, dating back to 1613.[3]

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.[3] The village has some 150 houses and a primary school.[4]

See also

  • List of villages in Northern Ireland

References

  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. ^ Placenames NI Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c "Lettershandoney Strategic Vision and Action Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Lettershandoney". Poverty and Social Exclusion. Retrieved 31 March 2015.