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County in Northern Ireland
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County Londonderry is one of the six historic counties of Ulster that in 1921 formed Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom. These counties are no longer units of local government, and since 2015 Londonderry is administered in three districts: Derry and Strabane, Causeway Coast and Glens, and Mid-Ulster. Nevertheless it retains a distinct regional identity.
City of Derry Airport (LDY) is 7 miles northeast of Derry and has flights from the UK. You've more choice flying into one of the Belfast airports, and even more into Dublin.
Read in the guideTrain is the best public transport between Derry, Castlerock and Coleraine, with hourly trains from Belfast.
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Derry, Derry and Strabane · Regional · LDY
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