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Park is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It sits on the banks of the River Faughan and the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains near the village of Claudy. The village adjoins the 120-hectare Learmount Forest; Learmount Castle is situated in the forest, and has stood for hundreds of years.

Park Scots: Tha Fiel[1] Irish: An Pháirc
Learmount Road
Park Location within Northern Ireland
District	Derry City and Strabane
County	County Londonderry
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DERRY
Postcode district	BT47
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	East Londonderry
NI Assembly	East Londonderry
List of places UK Northern Ireland County Londonderry 54.864°N 7.084°W / 54.864; -7.084

Sport

The local sports clubs are St Joseph's Craigbane and St. Mary's GAC Banagher. The teams play at Gerry Crossan Park and Fr. McNally Park respectively.

It also has its own nine-hole golf course, set deep in the Sperrins.

Literature

The Irish novelist Antonia Logue was born in Park.

References

External links

• St Joseph's Craigbane GAA Club
• Park Festival
• NI Neighbourhood Information System

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland

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