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It was created between the Rivers Bann and Foyle in 1585 by John Perrot during the reign of Elizabeth I Of England , with the intention of administering it from Coleraine , but in fact its Courthouse and jail were built at Desertmartin which was in the adjacent county of Tyrone . Beyond this, English control of the territory was nominal, so in 1607 almost the entire county was confiscated from its Irish aristocratic feudal owners, and in 1609 , it was given to the Corporation Of London and its Livery Companies , who were commanded to undertake its Plantation . The area to be planted included the entirety of County Coleraine, the barony of Loughinsholin which comprised the then north of County Tyrone , the environs of Coleraine in County Antrim , together called O'Cahan 's Country, and a small area of County Donegal around Lough Foyle . In 1613 , this larger area was incorporated into the new County Londonderry , with its County Town in new walled city of Londonderry on the west bank of the Foyle, opposite the destroyed town of Derry . |
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