Derry District

Created: 01 Oct 1973   Abolished: 01 Apr 2015

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The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
LONDONDERRY Official English 01 Oct 1973 07 May 1984 Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Change of District Name (Londonderry) Order (Northern Ireland) 1984)
DERRY Preferred English 07 May 1984   Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORTHERN IRELAND Dep Country 01 Oct 1973 01 Apr 2015 Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 2015 was abolished to create DERRY CITY AND STRABANE   Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)
Maps

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Derry District through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13406868

Date accessed: 08th April 2026