Limavady (or Newtown Limavady, or Rathbrady Beg) | As described in John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)

Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Limavady (or Newtown Limavady, or Rathbrady Beg)

Limavady (or Newtown Limavady, or Rathbrady Beg), market town and township with ry. sta., Druma-chose par., in co. and 16 miles NE. of Londonderry, on river Roe, 572 ac., pop. 2954; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-days, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. The place was called Limavady from an old castle of that name in the neighbourhood. The linen trade of the town has greatly declined. Limavady has one distillery.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Administrative units:	Londonderry County
Place names:	LIMAVADY \| LIMAVADY OR NEWTOWN LIMAVADY OR RATHBRADY BEG \| NEWTOWN LIMAVADY OR RATHBRADY BEG
Place:	Limavady

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