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Victoria Bridge, County Tyrone

Village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Field	Value
official_name	Victoria Bridge
irish_name	Droichead Victoria
static_image	River Mourne, with Industrial Centre in background, Victoria Bridge. - geograph.org.uk - 131289.jpg
static_image_caption	Victoria Bridge and River Mourne
coordinates
population	362
population_ref	(2021 census)
unitary_northern_ireland	Derry City and Strabane
country	Northern Ireland
post_town	STRABANE
postcode_area	BT
postcode_district	BT82
dial_code	028
constituency_westminster	Tyrone West
lieutenancy_northern_ireland	Tyrone
hide_services	yes

Victoria Bridge is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Breen (), which is in the civil parish of Ardstraw. It is also part of the historic barony of Strabane Lower, and Derry City and Strabane District Council. In the 2021 census, it had a population of 362 people.

Housing

Four homes were constructed for people who fought in the Boer War and who returned to the area. These houses were named "Ladysmith".

Education

St Eugene's Primary School was opened in 1960 to replace the old school at Breen. Originally under the jurisdiction of Glenock Parish, Newtownstewart, it changed to become the responsibility of the Parish of St Theresa in Sion Mills. The school has more than 50 pupils.

Transport

The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) served Victoria Bridge railway station. The station opened on 9 May 1852 and the last train from Omagh to Strabane passed through Victoria Bridge on 14 February 1965. Billy Anderson was the last man in charge of Victoria Bridge station. Patsy Mc Garrigle served as signalman at Victoria Bridge for the final five years. Victoria Bridge Station was unique because it was constructed from wood. The closure of the railway remains controversial, especially due to the impact on the local economy.

Victoria Bridge station was also served by the Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway, a narrow gauge railway linking the GNR(I) main line with the nearby market town of Castlederg. This 7¼ mile long line closed in 1933. This station opened on 4 July 1884 and closed on 17 April 1933.

References

"Placenames Database of Ireland".
[http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,634830,890684,4 Ordnance Survey Ireland: Online map viewer] {{Webarchive. link. (29 August 2012 (choose "historic" to see townland boundaries))
"Placenames NI".
"Victoria Bridge in Derry City and Strabane (Northern Ireland)".
"Victoria Bridge station". Railscot - Irish Railways.
Ferris, T. (1993). "The Irish Narrow Gauge (Volume 2, The Ulster Lines)". Midland Publishing.

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