Castlebridge
Sign in to saveCastlebridge () is a small town in County Wexford, Ireland, around 5 km north of Wexford town. It is just north of Wexford Harbour, on the R741 road. Castlebridge is a rapidly expanding suburb of Wexford Town: its population has almost tripled in 20 years, increasing from 783 in 1996 to a population of 1,840 in 2016.
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Place details
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,840
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Castlebridge
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ardcolm Church of Ireland in Castlebridge - geograph.org.uk - 1281635.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ardcolm Church of Ireland church in Castlebridge
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Leinster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Wexford
- Population
- +1624
- Elevation
- +3
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- IMG Cbridge1946.jpg
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- P7959
- County Wexford
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Castlebridge () is a small town in County Wexford, Ireland, around 5 km north of Wexford town. It is just north of Wexford Harbour, on the R741 road. Castlebridge is a rapidly expanding suburb of Wexford Town: its population has almost tripled in 20 years, increasing from 783 in 1996 to a population of 1,840 in 2016.
==History== The namesake castle, that originally stood in the town, was dismantled to build buildings such as the Church of Ireland church, which is one of the oldest buildings in Castlebridge. The river that flows through Castlebridge is, contrary to popular belief, actually a canal that replaced the original river. It was dug out by hand to allow sailing cots that loaded up in the various docks of Castlebridge to get to Wexford Town more quickly.