The
Waterside is an urban neighbourhood on the east side of the
River FoyleThe River Foyle is a river in west Ulster in the northwest of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. From here it flows to the City of Derry, where it...
opposite the
Cityside of
DerryDerry or Londonderry often called the Maiden City, is a city in Northern Ireland. It is the second largest city in Northern Ireland and fourth largest city in the island of Ireland...
,
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. Traditionally, the Waterside ends at the Caw roundabout near the
Foyle BridgeThe Foyle Bridge is a bridge in Derry in Northern Ireland. Although the central cantilever span of the bridge is the second longest in Ireland at 234 metres , the whole suspended bridge structure including the approach spans is the longest in Ireland at 866 metres .It crosses the River Foyle to the...
. Areas such as
StrathfoyleStrathfoyle is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, about north east of Derry. It was built in different phases between the late 1950s and the late 1960s, with many new recent additions to the village, including Westlake, Butler's Wharf and Old Fort. In the 2001 Census it had a...
,
EglintonEglinton, known before the Plantation of Ulster as Muff or Moyagh , is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies east of Derry to which it serves as a sleeper-village and west of Limavady. Many inhabitants work in the city and send their children to school there. Eglinton had a...
and
LimavadyLimavady is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Benevenagh as a backdrop. It lies east of Derry and south west of Coleraine. It had a population of 12,135 people in the 2001 Census, an increase of some 17% compared to 1991...
are not part of the Waterside.
Historically, the majority of the local population was Protestant, but the demographics now suggest that the religions are approximately equal. .
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The
Waterside is an urban neighbourhood on the east side of the
River FoyleThe River Foyle is a river in west Ulster in the northwest of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. From here it flows to the City of Derry, where it...
opposite the
Cityside of
DerryDerry or Londonderry often called the Maiden City, is a city in Northern Ireland. It is the second largest city in Northern Ireland and fourth largest city in the island of Ireland...
,
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. Traditionally, the Waterside ends at the Caw roundabout near the
Foyle BridgeThe Foyle Bridge is a bridge in Derry in Northern Ireland. Although the central cantilever span of the bridge is the second longest in Ireland at 234 metres , the whole suspended bridge structure including the approach spans is the longest in Ireland at 866 metres .It crosses the River Foyle to the...
. Areas such as
StrathfoyleStrathfoyle is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, about north east of Derry. It was built in different phases between the late 1950s and the late 1960s, with many new recent additions to the village, including Westlake, Butler's Wharf and Old Fort. In the 2001 Census it had a...
,
EglintonEglinton, known before the Plantation of Ulster as Muff or Moyagh , is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies east of Derry to which it serves as a sleeper-village and west of Limavady. Many inhabitants work in the city and send their children to school there. Eglinton had a...
and
LimavadyLimavady is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Benevenagh as a backdrop. It lies east of Derry and south west of Coleraine. It had a population of 12,135 people in the 2001 Census, an increase of some 17% compared to 1991...
are not part of the Waterside.
Historically, the majority of the local population was Protestant, but the demographics now suggest that the religions are approximately equal. . This is in contrast to Derry's Cityside where there is a large Catholic and nationalist majority.
Most of the Waterside councillors on
Derry City CouncilDerry City Council is a district council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The headquarters of the council is in the city of Derry on Lough Foyle. The Council employs about 550 people, providing services to a population of about 107,300 as of June 2006.Council elections, since 1973...
are
unionistsUnionism in Ireland is an ideology that favours the maintenance or strengthening of the political and cultural ties between Ireland and Great Britain....
and generally identify with the name
Londonderry.
As a result of
the TroublesThe Troubles was a period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland, and mainland Europe. The duration of the Troubles is conventionally dated from the late 1960s and considered by many to have ended with the Belfast...
, the Waterside's Protestant population has increased, probably caused by migration from the west side of the river.
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Transport
The city's
railway stationLondonderry Railway Station, also known as Waterside Station, serves the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. The station also serves the west of County Londonderry, as well as serving much of west Tyrone and County Donegal. It is operated by Northern Ireland Railways...
is in this area, and is sometimes referred to as
Waterside station.