Londonderry is a village near the Yorkshire Dales, England situated 4 miles (6 kilometres) south-east of Bedale, almost on the A1 road.[1] It was part of the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire and is in the historic North Riding of Yorkshire.
| Londonderry | |
|---|---|
 Village street in Londonderry | |
.svg)  Londonderry Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHALLERTON |
| Postcode district | DL7 |
| Dialling code | 01677 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
It is named after the Marquesses of Londonderry, who took their name from County Londonderry, now in Northern Ireland, and were colliery owners in this area of England.[2]
Londonderry Lodge was a former Transport Café in the village. The café is now closed, having served the traffic on the A1 road for 100 years.[3][4] The building has been listed as Grade II since 1966.[5] With the upgrading of the A1 to A1(M) standard, the junction with the A1 was diverted away from Londonderry (with even the new service road, the A6055, taking a route west of the new road as opposed to going through the hamlet). As a consequence of this, traffic has been lost from the hamlet, lorry traffic especially so. A noted refuelling service station have moved their business from Londonderry to Leeming Bar because of this traffic shift.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Londonderry... North Yorkshire that is". www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Lloyd, Chris (10 July 2015). "It's a long way to Londonderry..." The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Middleton, Christopher (11 July 1997). "King of the roads". The Independent. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Lloyd, Chris (27 May 2015). "Curiosities seen from the saddle". Smallholder. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Londonderry Lodge". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Exelby Services secures a £4 million finance package from HSBC". Harrogate Informer. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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