Wellingtonbridge
Wellingtonbridge
Droichead Eoin | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Aerial view of Wellingtonbridge | |
  Wellingtonbridge Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:52°16′01″N06°44′46″W/ 52.26694°N 6.74611°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Time zone | UTC+0(WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1(IST(WEST)) |
| Area code | 051 |
Wellingtonbridge(Irish:Droichead Eoin),[1]also spelledWellington Bridge,is a village in southCounty Wexford,Ireland.It lies some 24 km west ofWexfordand 28 km east ofWaterford,at the intersection of theR733andR736regional roads.It was historically calledBallyowen(Irish:Baile Eoin) after thetownlandit occupies.
Facilities[edit]
The village has a wide array of facilities and amenities including a department store, pharmacy, supermarket, garden centre, café, beauty salon, pub/restaurant, opticians, vet, hair salon, furniture shop, barbers, filling station, car dealer, and playground.
Transport[edit]
Rail[edit]
The village was on theLimerick-Rosslare railway line:Wellingtonbridge railway station,which was formerly an important point for the loading ofsugar beet,opened on 1 August 1906 and closed on 18 September 2010.[2]
Bus[edit]
The rail service was replaced by a revisedBus Éireannroute 370 service from Monday 20 September 2010.[3]It is also served byLocal Linkroute 388 as well as once-weekly Bus Éireann routes 372 and 373.[4]
Ardcavan, aCounty Wexford-based bus company provided a daily service from Wellingtonbridge toDublinandDublin Airportfor many years though this route was discontinued in 2018.[5]
Notable people[edit]
- Mick Wallace,businessman and politician
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Droichead Eoin/Wellingtonbridge".Placenames Database of Ireland(logainm.ie).Retrieved19 October2021.
- ^[1][dead link]
- ^"Timetable – Route 370"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 20 December 2011.Retrieved23 April2011.
- ^"Timetable – Route 371"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 15 September 2013.Retrieved22 August2013.
- ^"Ardcavan Dublin September 2011"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 13 September 2012.Retrieved15 February2013.
External links[edit]
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