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| − | |LG district=Strabane | + | |latitude= 54.939722 |
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| + | |dialling code=028 | ||
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| − | '''Magheramason''' is a village in [[Tyrone]]. | + | '''Magheramason''' is a small village and townland in [[Tyrone]], sitting near the border of Tyrone with [[County Londonderry]], five miles from the city of [[Londonderry]] and nine miles from [[Strabane]]. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 393 people. |
| − | {{ | + | ==Church== |
| + | In the 1870s, Presbyterians living in the Magheramason area began a campaign to have their own congregation. In August 1877, work began on a meeting house at Magheramason on a site granted by the Duke of Abercorn. The opening service in the new church took place on 17 November 1878, and the following year the Reverend Thomas Boyd was ordained its first minister.<ref>{{cite web | title=Magheramason Presbyterian Church| work=Bready Ancestry| url=http://www.breadyancestry.com/index.php?id=50 | access-date=16 January 2011}}</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Sport== | ||
| + | *Cricket: Bready Cricket Club | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 4 December 2022
| Magheramason | |
| Tyrone | |
|---|---|
 Presbyterian Church, Magheramason | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | C394104 |
| Location: | 54°56’23"N, 7°23’8"W |
| Data | |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Derry and Strabane |
Magheramason is a small village and townland in Tyrone, sitting near the border of Tyrone with County Londonderry, five miles from the city of Londonderry and nine miles from Strabane. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 393 people.
Church
In the 1870s, Presbyterians living in the Magheramason area began a campaign to have their own congregation. In August 1877, work began on a meeting house at Magheramason on a site granted by the Duke of Abercorn. The opening service in the new church took place on 17 November 1878, and the following year the Reverend Thomas Boyd was ordained its first minister.[1]
Sport
- Cricket: Bready Cricket Club
References
- ↑ "Magheramason Presbyterian Church". Bready Ancestry. http://www.breadyancestry.com/index.php?id=50.
