Castlebridge

Castlebridge
Droichead an Chaisleáin
Town
Ardcolm Church of Ireland church in Castlebridge
Ardcolm Church of Ireland church in Castlebridge
Castlebridge is located in Ireland
Castlebridge
Castlebridge
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°23′00″N 6°27′00″W / 52.3833°N 6.45°W / 52.3833; -6.45
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wexford
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population1,840
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceT054269

Castlebridge (Irish: Droichead an Chaisleáin)[2] is a small town in County Wexford, Ireland, around 5 km north of Wexford town. It is just north of Wexford Harbour, on the R741 road. Castlebridge is a rapidly expanding suburb of Wexford Town: its population has almost tripled in 20 years, increasing from 783 in 1996 to a population of 1,840 in 2016.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Castlebridge-Blackwater". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Droichead an Chaisleáin/Castlebridge". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Castlebridge-Blackwater (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 22 March 2020.