Kilrea

Kilrea
Irish: *Cill Ria*
Kilrea Irish: Cill Ria;
	Location within Northern Ireland
Population	1,678 (2011 Census)
District	Causeway Coast and Glens;
County	County Londonderry;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COLERAINE
Postcode district	BT51
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	East Londonderry;
NI Assembly	East Londonderry;

Kilrea (/kɪlˈreɪ/ kil-RAY, from Irish Cill Ria, meaning "church on the hill") is a village, townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It gets its name from the ancient church that was located near to where the current Church of Ireland is located on Church Street looking over the town. It is near the River Bann, which marks the boundary between County Londonderry and County Antrim. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,678 people. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.

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