Ballynascreen

Draperstown Scots: Draperstoun Irish: Baile na Croise
St Columba's Church of Ireland
Draperstown shown within Northern Ireland
Population	1,638 (2001 Census)
District	Mid-Ulster
County	County Londonderry
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BT
Dialling code	028
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
NI Assembly	Mid Ulster
List of places UK Northern Ireland County Londonderry 54°47′38″N 6°46′59″W / 54.794°N 6.783°W / 54.794; -6.783Coordinates: 54°47′38″N 6°46′59″W / 54.794°N 6.783°W / 54.794; -6.783

Draperstown (locally [ˈdRɛpərzˈtəun] or [ˈdriːpərzˈtəun]) is a village in the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballynascreen and is part of Mid-Ulster district. It is also part of the Church of Ireland parish of Ballynascreen and the Catholic parish of Ballinascreen, and within the former barony of Loughinsholin. The village had a population of 1,638 people in the 2001 Census.

Draperstown had its name bestowed upon it in 1818 by the Worshipful Company of Drapers, which had previously named Moneymore as Draperstown.

Prior to this however the settlement was originally known as "Borbury" (from Irish: Bóthar Buí, meaning "yellow road"). It was then recorded as being called the "Cross" in 1813 and "Moyheelan" in 1821.

Despite the name given to it by the Drapers' company, locals continued to commonly refer to the settlement with a variety of names:

The term "screen" in the popular Irish song The Verdant Braes of Screen apparently refers to Ballinascreen.

The following are local listed buildings or special conservation areas:

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