Villierstown
An Baile Nua (Irish) | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Villierstown Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°05′17″N 7°51′08″W / 52.08816°N 7.85213°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Waterford |
| Population | 276 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Villierstown (Irish: An Baile Nua, meaning 'the new town')[2] is a village in west County Waterford, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the River Blackwater, and was founded in the 1740s by a local landlord, John Villiers, as a base for the linen industry, and initially populated primarily from Lurgan. In the census of 2016, the population of the village was 276.[1]
The village is approximately 8 kilometres from Cappoquin and 20 kilometres from both Dungarvan and Youghal.
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area: Settlements Villierstown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "An Baile Nua/Villierstown". Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2021.