Leixlip
Irish: Léim an Bhradáin | |
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Town | |
 The Wonderful Barn, Leixlip | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Léim ar Aghaidh "Leap Ahead" | |
  Leixlip Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°21′51″N 6°29′17″W / 53.36427°N 6.48807°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Kildare |
| Local authority | Kildare County Council |
| Dáil constituency | Kildare North |
| European Parliament | Dublin |
| Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Urban | 16,733 |
| Demonym | Leixlipian[2] |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode | W23 |
| Telephone area code | 01 |
| Irish Grid Reference | O003360 |
| Website | kildare |
Leixlip (/ˈliːkslɪp/ or /ˈliːslɪp/; Irish: Léim an Bhradáin, [ˌl̠ʲeːmʲ ə ˈwɾˠad̪ˠaːnʲ]) is a town in north-east County Kildare, Ireland. Its location on the confluence of the River Liffey and the Rye Water has marked it as a frontier town historically: on the border between the ancient kingdoms of Leinster and Brega, as an outpost of The Pale, and on Kildare's border with County Dublin. Leixlip was also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Salt North.
As of 2022, the population of the town was 16,773.[1] It is the fifth largest town in Kildare, and the 30th largest in Ireland.
- ^ a b "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Leixlip History: History of Leixip Archives". kildare.ie.