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Blanchardstown () is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. Located northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchardstown is the largest urban area in Fingal.

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Place details

Locality
Blanchardstown
Region
Leinster
Country
Éire / Ireland
Population
16,511
Timezone
Europe/Dublin

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Blanchardstown
Settlement.settlement_type
Suburb (village core)
Settlement.image_skyline
BlanchardstownDublin.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Clockwise from top: Fingal County Council's Civic Offices; Millennium Park; businesses in Blanchardstown during the COVID-19 pandemic
Settlement.pushpin_map
Dublin#Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Dublin
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Leinster
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Traditional county
Settlement.subdivision_name2
County Dublin
Settlement.subdivision_type3
County
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Fingal
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
56
Settlement.blank_name_sec1
Irish Grid Reference

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Official website

Blanchardstown Village

Discover the beautiful leafy Dublin suburb of Blanchardstown Village

blanchardstownvillage.com

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Wikidata facts

Elevation
56
Image
Road at Blanchardstown Centre - geograph.org.uk - 1741972.jpg
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Commons category
Blanchardstown
postal code
D15
Irish Grid Reference
O055383
native label
Baile Bhlainséir
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Blanchardstown () is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. Located northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchardstown is the largest urban area in Fingal.

It is within the historical barony of Castleknock in the traditional County Dublin, as well as the Dublin 15 postal area and the Dublin West electoral constituency.

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