Gorey
Sign in to saveGorey () is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is bypassed by the main M11 Dublin to Wexford road. The town is also connected to the railway network along the same route. Local newspapers include the Gorey Guardian.
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Place details
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 9,822
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.name
- Gorey
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.image_skyline
- MainStGorey.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main Street in 2004
- Settlement.image_shield
- IRL Gorey COA ver2.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Irish Grid Reference
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Gorey
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Wexford
- Population
- +11517
- Elevation
- +48
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.goreytc.ie
- Image
- MainStGorey.jpg
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- P7959
- County Wexford
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- Name
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- Sport
- Education
- Transport
- Media and entertainment
- People
- Town twinning
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Gorey () is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is bypassed by the main M11 Dublin to Wexford road. The town is also connected to the railway network along the same route. Local newspapers include the Gorey Guardian.
As a growing commuter town to Dublin for some residents, there has been an increase in population in the early 21st century. Between 1996 and 2002, the population of the surrounding district grew by 23%, and the town itself almost trebled in population (from 3,939 to 11,517 inhabitants) in the period between the 1996 and 2022 census.