Desertmartin

Desertmartin (; ) is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is four miles from Magherafelt, at the foot of Slieve Gallion. In the 2001 Census the greater Desertmartin area had a population of 1,276. It lies within Desertmartin parish, Mid-Ulster District, and the historic barony of Loughinsholin. Neighbouring settlements include Draperstown, Magherafelt, Moneymore, and Tobermore.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Desertmartin is referenced by 194 other articles, and connects out to Mid Ulster, list of sovereign states and Northern Ireland.

It is catalogued under topics including Accuracy disputes from October 2018, Civil parish of Desertmartin and Mid-Ulster District.

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: Desertmartin
Region: Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Instance of: village
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Northern Ireland
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Image: Desertmartin - geograph.org.uk - 114803.jpg

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Commons category: Desertmartin
historic county: County Londonderry
P8168: Yakubu
native label: Díseart Mhártain

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==History== The monastic hermitage of Desertmartin was originally dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. The remains of the ancient parish church are in the townland of Knocknagin at the east side of the village.

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