Longwood
Irish: Maigh Dearmhaí | |
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Village | |
 Ribbontail bridge and lock across the Royal Canal near Longwood | |
  Longwood Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°27′16″N 6°55′31″W / 53.4545°N 6.9252°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Meath |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population | 1,581 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N710455 |
Longwood, historically called Moydervy (Irish: Maigh Dearmhaí),[2] is a village in southwest County Meath, Ireland. It is located about 15 km south of the town of Trim on the R160 regional road.[3] It is about 50 km from Dublin, off the N4 road. In the early years of the 21st century the population of Longwood increased dramatically, with the population more than trebling from 480 inhabitants as of the 2002 census, to 1,581 people as of the 2016 census;[4] the 2016 census indicated that 65% of homes in the village (317 of 488 households) were built between 2001 and 2010.[1]
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Longwood". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Maigh Dearmhaí / Longwood (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Longwood Architectural Conservation Area - Statement of Character" (PDF). Meath County Council. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2011.
- ^ "Longwood (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 16 February 2020.