Shanvey

Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

Shanvey

Location within Northern Ireland

55°04′26″N 6°55′52″W / 55.074°N 6.931°W / 55.074; -6.931

Shanvey (from Irish Sean-bheith, meaning 'old birch')^[1] is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Limavady on Aghanloo Road, the A2 coastal route between Limavady and Coleraine. It is designated as a hamlet and is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district and in the former North Londonderry Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,^[2] now redesignated as the Binevenagh Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).^[3]

References

^ Placenames NI Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Shanvey Settlement Designation". Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2008.^{[dead link]}
^ Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust, Binevenagh Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, accessed 12 September 2023