Maydown
Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Maydown (from Irish Magh Dúin meaning "plain of the stronghold") 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.
01Industry
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 116 acres (0.47 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.
02Places 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.
03Sport
Maydown F.C. is the local football team.
042011 Census
On Census day in 2011:
- 57.5% were from a Catholic background and 38.9% were from a Protestant background
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