Newbridge
Droichead Nua | |
|---|---|
Town | |
St Conleth's Church Newbridge Shopping Centre Edward Street Town centre | |
  Location in Ireland  Newbridge, County Kildare (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 53°10′50″N 6°47′45″W / 53.18042°N 6.79590°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.26 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 24,366 |
| • Rank | 16th |
| • Density | 3,632/km2 (9,410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode | W12 |
| Telephone area code | 045 |
| Irish Grid Reference | N801152 |
| Website | newbridge |
Newbridge, officially known by its Irish name Droichead Nua (pronounced [ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛçəd̪ˠ ˈn̪ˠuə]), is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. While the nearby Great Connell Priory was founded in the 13th century, the town itself formed from the 18th century onwards,[2] and grew rapidly alongside a military barracks which opened in the early 19th century.[3][4] Taking on the name Newbridge (An Droichead Nua) in the 20th century, the town expanded to support the local catchment,[5] and also as a commuter town for Dublin.[6][7] Doubling in population during the 20 years between 1991 and 2011,[8] its population of 24,366 in 2022[1] makes it the second largest town in Kildare and the sixteenth-largest in Ireland.
- ^ a b "Census 2022 | Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movement | F1015 - Population". data.cso.ie. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "The Town of Newbridge – History". newbridge-college.ie. Newbridge College. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
[Before] the mid-eighteenth century there was no town of Newbridge
- ^ "A Brief History of Co. Kildare". kildare.ie. Kildare Community Network. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "History of Newbridge". kildarelocalhistory.ie. Kildare Federation of Local History Groups. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "£55m mixed Newbridge scheme may keep shoppers in Co Kildare". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 12 July 2000. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "The lives of Irish commuters: 'I'm in the car up to 5 hours a day, but I have no other choice'". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 26 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Co Kildare, where the living is easy – and it's a quick commute to the capital". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ Newbridge Local Area Plan 2013–2019 (PDF). kildare.ie (Report). Kildare County Council. December 2013. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.