Allenwood
Fiodh Alúine | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.jpg) R403 through Allenwood | |
  Allenwood Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′02″N 6°51′39″W / 53.28398°N 6.86091°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population | 1,685 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N759266 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 303 | — |
| 1996 | 341 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 481 | +41.1% |
| 2006 | 667 | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 845 | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 981 | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 1,685 | +71.8% |
| [1][2][3][4][5] | ||
Allenwood (Irish: Fiodh Alúine)[6] is a small Irish village in County Kildare situated on the Grand Canal. Allenwood is located about 47.3 km (29.4 mi) from Dublin and halfway between Rathangan and Clane in north County Kildare. According to the CSO, Allenwood had a total population of 1,685 inhabitants in the 2022 census, an increase 71.8% from the 2016 census. It is one of the fastest growing urban areas in the country.[1]
The main road through Allenwood is the R403 and the village is within 20 km (12 mi) of both the M4 (to the north) and M7 (to the south) motorways.
Businesses in the area are centred on the crossroads, and consist of several shops, including a Spar, a costcutter, a barbers and a public house. There are two primary schools that were amalgamated into one in 2017, Allenwood G.N.S built in 1957 and Allenwood B.N.S built in 1929. The school is located next to the church which was built in 1954. There is also a business park at the location of the old power station. The Grand Canal is traversed by means of a noteworthy bridge, known locally as the Shee Bridge.
- ^ a b c "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Allentown". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements Allenwood". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "CSO: Census: Census Home Page". Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2013. and www.histpop.org.
- ^ "Allenwood (Kildare, All Towns, Ireland) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.
- ^ "Settlement Allenwood (CSO Area Code ST 06030)". Census 2011. CSO. April 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Fiodh Alúine/Allenwood". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland. Retrieved 4 October 2021.