Bellarena

Bellarena Railway Station, May 2010

Bellarena is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Named by the Earl Bishop of Derry from the Italian/Latin meaning 'Beautiful Strand.' It is on the A2 coastal road between Limavady and Coleraine, 6 miles north of Limavady. It is sometimes referred to as Ballyscullion. The land was settled in the mid-17th century by a Northamptonshire gentleman, William Gage, who bought the lease of the estate - then called Ballymargy - from the Lord Bishop of Derry. In the 2001 Census the population was 291. The village lies within Causeway Coast and Glens District Council area and the North Derry Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with open views eastwards to the scarp slope of Binevenagh.^[1]

Features

The village is a minor service centre providing retail, community and recreational facilities for the local rural population, including a primary school and a field centre. It has had considerable growth in recent years, with new private housing development and improved commercial facilities. The main concentration of development is the large Drumavalley public housing estate and the recently completed private development of Carriage Court.^[1]

Tourism

Bellarena has benefited from being close to a range of important tourism facilities including the recreational facilities, beach and caravan parks at Benone, the Magilligan to Greencastle (County Donegal) ferry and the nearby long-established Ulster Gliding Club at Bellarena Airfield.

Transport

Bellarena is located close to the main railway line between Belfast and Derry and is served by Bellarena railway station, which opened on 18 July 1853. It was closed for goods traffic from 4 January 1965.^[2] The station was closed on 18 October 1976, but re-opened on 28 June 1982. The station buildings are now in private ownership. The stationmaster's house was renovated in the 1980s and is now a private home.

Education

Bellarena Primary School
Magilligan Field Centre

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References

1 2 "Bellarena Settlement Designation". Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
↑ "Bellarena station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-30.

Coordinates: 55°08′18″N 6°56′44″W / 55.13833°N 6.94556°W / 55.13833; -6.94556

Places in County Londonderry

List of places in County Londonderry

Cities	Derry

Towns	Coleraine Limavady Magherafelt Portstewart

Villages and townlands	Aghadowey Altnagelvin Ardgarvan Ardmore Articlave Artikelly Ballerin Ballyhanedin Ballykelly Ballylifford Ballymaguigan Ballynagalliagh Ballyrashane Ballyronan Ballyrory Ballysally Ballyscullion Banagher Bellaghy Bellarena Benone Bogside Burnfoot Campsey Carrowclare Castledawson Castlerock Clady Claudy Coagh Creagh Culmore Culnady Curran Derrynaflaw Desertmartin Downhill Draperstown Drumahoe Drummullan Drumraighland Drumsurn Dungiven Eglinton Elagh More Feeny Foreglen Garvagh Glack Glenone Gortnahey Goshedan Greysteel Gulladuff Inishrush Kilcronaghan Killaloo Killywool Kilrea Knockloughrim Largy Lavey Lenamore Lettershandoney Lisbunny Lissan Macosquin Maghera Magilligan Maydown Moneymore Moneyneany Newbuildings Nixon's Corner Park Prehen Ringsend Shantallow Shanvey Straidarran Strathfoyle Straw Swatragh Tamlaght Tamnaherin The Loup Tobermore Traad Upperlands

Landforms	Aughlish Ballynahone Bog Binevenagh Corick Glenshane Pass Lough Beg Lough Enagh Lough Foyle Magilligan Roe Valley Sperrins

Baronies	Coleraine Keenaght Loughinsholin North East Liberties of Coleraine North West Liberties of Londonderry Tirkeeran

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