estate which was completed in 1952, followed by several more over the following decades. This coupled with private developments has seen Knockloughrim expand. Transport Knockloughrim railway station opened on 18 August 1880, closed for passenger traffic on 28 August 1950 and finally closed altogether on 1 October 1959. The railway station was a stop on the railway line between Magherafelt and Maghera. The old railway bridge at Derganagh Road, under which locomotives passed on their way to and from Maghera, remains in excellent condition, although it is now substantially overgrown and difficult to access. After the Second World War, daffodils were planted on the embankment in a 'V for Victory' formation, and this is still evident today. The A6 Glenshane Road (Belfast-Derry route) passes less than half a mile from the centre of the village. Until 1970, the main route between the two cities actually passed through the village. Religion There are two places of worship located within the village, namely St. Conlus' Parish Church (Church of Ireland), which is still open for weekly services, and the Methodist Church, built in 1984 to replace the old Gospel Hall, which is a joint charge with Cookstown and Magherafelt Methodist Churches. Unfortunately, this church closed in June 2013 although remains maintained by the local Methodists. The Presbyterian Church, originally built in 1765 and replaced with the current building in 1840, is outside the village, being in the townland of Ballinacross. Termoneeny Parish Church is a joint charge with St Comgall's Parish Church, Desertmartin, and the Presbyterian Church (a Ministerial charge within the Tyrone Presbytery) has been united with Bellaghy Presbyterian Church since 1928. Local Catholics attend Mass at nearby Mayogall, about 1.5 miles away. Parish of Termoneeny The civil parish of Termoneeny (believed to mean the rock of Heaney) has the village as its main population settlement. The parish is geographically one of the smallest in the diocese of Derry and Raphoe, and comprises the following townlands: Mullagh Knocknakielt Carricknakielt Derganagh Cabragh Lurganagoose Broagh Lemnaroy Ballynahone Beg Termoneeny parish church, which has occupied its current site in the centre of the village since 1801, is an attractive listed building surrounded by mature woodland, and is dedicated to the honour of St Conlus, who is reputed to have been a 5th Century brass worker from the nearby parish of Tamlaght O'Crilly. However, despite extensive research, no firm record of him has been produced.