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Inch, County Wexford

Coordinates:52°44′24″N6°14′17″W/ 52.740°N 6.238°W/52.740; -6.238
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Inch
An Inis
Village
The church in Inch
The church in Inch
Inch is located in Ireland
Inch
Inch
Location in Ireland
Coordinates:52°44′24″N6°14′17″W/ 52.740°N 6.238°W/52.740; -6.238
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wexford
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0(WET)
• Summer (DST)UTC-1(IST(WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceT187669

Inch(Irish:An Inis or Inse Mocholmóg)[1]is located inCounty Wexford,Irelandon theR772 roadbetweenArklowandGorey.In September 2007 Inch was bypassed, having formerly been on theN11DublintoWexfordroad. There is a creamery in Inch run byGlanbia.

Nearby villages includeCastletownandCoolgreany.

Transport[edit]

Rail[edit]

Inch had a station on theDublin to Rosslare railway line,but the station is now closed. Inch railway station opened on 1 July 1885, closed for goods traffic on 9 June 1947, and finally closed altogether on 30 March 1964.[2][3]

Bus[edit]

Inch is served by aLocal Linkbus on Tuesdays linking it toGoreyviaCastletown.Until 2012 Inch was served byBus Éireannroute 2, which then operated betweenDublin AirportandRosslare Harbour.Previously, the number of services through Inch was reduced from 18 January 2009 following the implementation of a new timetable.[4]

The R772 passes Toss Byrnes pub in Inch

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"An Inis/Inch".Placenames Database of Ireland(logainm.ie).Retrieved19 October2021.
  2. ^"Inch station"(PDF).Railscot - Irish Railways.Retrieved16 October2007.
  3. ^"Inch".eiretrains.com.Retrieved12 February2020.
  4. ^"Airport-Dublin-Arklow-Gorey-Enniscorthy-Wexford-Rosslare Timetable"(PDF).Bus Éireann.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 3 March 2009.Retrieved16 January2009.

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