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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Magherafelt like this:
Magherafelt, market town and par. with ry. sta., SE. co. Londonderry, on river Moyola, 37 miles NW. of Belfast and 146 NW. of Dublin - par., 8291 ac., pop. 5465; town, pop. 1514; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-days, Wednesday and Thursday. Magherafelt has linen mfrs. The town, which is well built, stands on the property of the Salters' Company of London.
Magherafelt is now part of MID ULSTER District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID ULSTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Magherafelt itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Magherafelt, in Mid Ulster and County Londonderry | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29005
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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