Ashford Áth na Fuinseoige | |
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 Ashford Village | |
  Ashford Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°00′40″N6°06′29″W / 53.011°N 6.108°W /53.011; -6.108 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wicklow |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,892 |
| Irish Grid Reference | T267971 |
Ashford (Irish:Áth na Fuinseoige), historically known asBallymacahara (Irish:Baile Mhic Aodha Charraigh),[3] is a village inCounty Wicklow,Ireland. It lies on theRiver Vartry and at the meeting of theR772,R763 andR764regional roads. The village was formerly on the mainDublin–Wexford route, theN11, but was bypassed by the new N11 in 2004 (later part of the M11 motorway). As of the2022 census, the village had a population of 1,892 people.[2]
Ashford is about 3 km (1.9 mi) north ofRathnew, which is on the outskirts of the county town ofWicklow.
The Mount Usher Gardens and Arboretum are located at the end of the village nearer Wicklow Town. The gardens were previously owned and operated by Madelaine Jay and the Jay family, but recently the gardens and shopping courtyard were leased to the Avoca Handweavers company, which originated inAvoca, County Wicklow, and which was owned and operated by the Pratt family for many generations, but sold to U.S. multinational corporationAramark in 2015.[4][5]
There are a number of shops in the village centre, as well as a small shopping yard at Mount Usher Gardens, with both locations also featuring eating places. A community playground, Ashford Community Park, was opened in 2014, with 200,000 euro in County Council and Leader Programme funding. Opened by the donor of the 30-year lease, Brian Stokes, and playground committee chairperson Maurice Ramsay, the facility was built over two years and includes a full children's playground, teen zone, zip line, quiet zone and adult outdoor gym equipment.[6]
Ashford is served byBus Éireann route 133, linking it with Wicklow and Dublin.[7] This route now operates to and fromDublin Airport. Since 2023, it has also been served by route 131, connecting Wicklow Town and Bray.[8] Since 2012, routes 002 and 006 linking the village withRosslare Harbour andWaterford no longer serve the village, with route 006 terminated from the network altogether.[9]
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