Macosquin

Macosquin Irish: Maigh Choscáin
St Mary's Church of Ireland
Macosquin
Macosquin shown within Northern Ireland
Population	600
Irish grid reference	C824287
• Belfast	57 mi (92 km)
District	Causeway Coast and Glens
County	County Londonderry
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COLERAINE
Postcode district	BT51
Dialling code	028
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Londonderry East
NI Assembly	Londonderry East
List of places UK Northern Ireland County Londonderry 55°06′00″N 6°42′25″W / 55.100°N 6.707°W / 55.100; -6.707Coordinates: 55°06′00″N 6°42′25″W / 55.100°N 6.707°W / 55.100; -6.707

Macosquin (from Irish: Maigh Choscáin, meaning "Coscan's plain") is a small village and townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-west of Coleraine, on the road to Limavady. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 596 people. The area is known for its underground caves and springs. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.

The origins of Macosquin date from a 6th-century monastic settlement and the village was home to a Cistercian Abbey in the 12th century. Features remain from its later growth as a Plantation village laid out at the beginning of the 17th century by The Merchant Taylors. Earlier spellings of the village's name are Moycosquin and Moycoscain.

Following fast growth in the 1950s and 1960s the village had a peak population of over 800 in the 1970s, but this has shrunk to a 2001 population of 596.

Religious buildings in Macosquin:

Macosquin is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 596 people living in Macosquin. Of these:

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

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