Maydown
{{short description|Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
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Maydown ({{Irish derived place name|Magh Dúin}} meaning "plain of the stronghold")[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=518 Placenames NI] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613155254/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=518 |date=2012-06-13 }} is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near Derry and Strathfoyle and is within the Derry and Strabane district. In the 2001 Census, it had a population of 270 people.
Industry
Maydown is an industrial zone and was the site of the first DuPont production facility in Europe. DuPont first invented Kevlar in 1965 and its Maydown manufacturing facility is one of only three places in the world where Kevlar is produced.
The DuPont site at Maydown is now the lead partner in the University of Ulster's Biodiversity Action on Industrial Site (BAIS) project that aims to enhance biodiversity on land close to industrial activity. DuPont has developed {{convert|116|acre|km2}} of its Maydown site into wildlife habitats open to the public and a visitor centre used by local schools.
Maydown Precision Engineering was established in 1985.
Places of interest
It was also the site of Royal Air Force Station Maydown, USAAF airfield and later transferred to the Royal Navy as Royal Naval Air Station airfield, RNAS Maydown, during World War II.
Sport
Maydown F.C. is the local football team.
2011 Census
On Census day in 2011:
- 57.5% were from a Catholic background and 38.9% were from a Protestant background
References
- [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information System]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051118052522/http://www.uyseg.org/sustain-ed/PAGES/Habitats/dupont_maydetail.html Maydown wildlife habitats]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051226191029/http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/airfields/maydown.html RAF Maydown]
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Category:Villages in County Londonderry