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Sandholes

Rural village in Northern Ireland

Field	Value
official_name	Sandholes
static_image_name	Sandholes Presbyterian Church - geograph.org.uk - 113647.jpg
static_image_width	240px
static_image_caption	Sandholes Presbyterian Church
map_type	Northern Ireland
coordinates
belfast_distance	34 miles
unitary_northern_ireland	Mid-Ulster
population	126
area_total_sq_mi	0.058
population_ref	(2011 Census)
irish_grid_reference	H8178
country	Northern Ireland
post_town	COOKSTOWN
postcode_area	BT
postcode_district	BT80
dial_code	028
constituency_westminster	Mid Ulster
constituency_ni_assembly	Mid Ulster
lieutenancy_northern_ireland	County Tyrone
hide_services	yes

Sandholes is a small rural village, located at a crossroads approximately 3 + 1/2 miles south of Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The settlement is compact, with a modest range of services and community facilities. Existing dwellings are located within the core of the village and in small housing developments on the periphery. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 126 in 50 households.

Education

The village formerly held a primary school, which no longer exists.

Religion

The Sandholes Presbyterian Church serves Sandholes, the current church replaced the original in 1798 and was extended in 1862. A new modern church hall was built in 2016 to replace the one built in 1962. The village also holds Tullylagan Gospel Hall.

Places of interest

Tullylagan House Hotel is a 19th-century Manor House Hotel which is set in 30 acre of its own private grounds and landscaped gardens with the Tullylagan River flowing through the estate.
Tullylagan Vintage Owners Association have 14 acre at Berkeley's Farm, in the townland of Gallanagh (meaning white marsh), and here the association keeps the traditional methods of farming alive.

References

"Google Maps".
"Sandholes Village Plan November 2016". midulstercouncil.org.
"History of Sandholes Presbyterian Church".
[http://www.tullylagan.com/ Tulllagan House Hotel]
(27 November 2010). "Your Place And Mine - Tyrone -".

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