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In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Ardstraw Bridge like this:
ARDSTRAW-BRIDGE, a village, in the parish of ARDSTRAW, barony of STRABANE, county of TYRONE, and province of ULSTER, 3 miles (W. N. W.) from Newtown-Stewart: the population is returned with the parish. This place, formerly Ardsrath, is of high antiquity, and was distinguished for its ancient and greatly celebrated abbey, noticed in the preceding description of the parish of Ardstraw. ...
The village is situated on the river Derg, which is here wide and rapid, and is crossed by an ancient stone bridge of six arches, over which the old road from Londonderry to Dublin formerly passed: it contains 32 houses, some of which are well built, but several of them are old and in a neglected state. There were formerly six fairs held in the village, which were large and well attended, but they have been discontinued for some time. There is a place of worship for Presbyterians in connection with the Synod of Ulster, and a public school.
Ardstraw Bridge is now part of DERRY CITY AND STRABANE District. Click here for graphs and data of how DERRY CITY AND STRABANE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ardstraw Bridge itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ardstraw Bridge, in Derry City and Strabane and County Tyrone | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29594
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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