Gorey

This article is about the town in Ireland. For other uses, see Gorey (disambiguation).

Gorey
Guaire
Town
Main Street
Main Street
Coat of arms of Gorey
Coat of arms
Gorey is located in Ireland
Gorey
Gorey
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°40′37″N 6°17′31″W / 52.677°N 6.292°W / 52.677; -6.292
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wexford
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
11,517
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
Y25
Telephone area code+353(0)53
Irish Grid ReferenceT151598

Gorey (Irish: Guaire)[2] is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is bypassed by the main M11 Dublin to Wexford road. The town is also connected to the railway network along the same route. Local newspapers include the Gorey Guardian.

As a growing commuter town to Dublin for some residents,[3] there has been an increase in population in the early 21st century.[4] Between 1996 and 2002, the population of the surrounding district grew by 23%,[5] and the town itself almost trebled in population (from 3,939 to 11,517 inhabitants) in the period between the 1996 and 2022 census.[6][1]

  1. ^ a b "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Guaire / Gorey (see scanned records)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Nearly 2,500 people commute to Dublin every day for work". Gorey Guardian. Independent News & Media. 9 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017. Thousands commute into Dublin city from Gorey each day
  4. ^ "North Wexford shows largest population growth in county". Enniscorthy Guardian. 27 July 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017. [P]opulation growth in the entire Gorey electoral area surpassed all other areas in the county, and was more than twice the average growth rate for the county as a whole
  5. ^ McDonald, Frank. "An overdeveloped vision". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2007. Wexford County Council's plan for Gorey is riddled with contradictions
  6. ^ "Gorey (Ireland) Agglomeration". City Population. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.