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Wellingtonbridge

*Droichead Eoin*
Wellingtonbridge Droichead Eoin
Village
	Aerial view of Wellingtonbridge
	Wellingtonbridge Location in Ireland
	Coordinates: 52°16′01″N 06°44′46″W / 52.26694°N 6.74611°W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Wexford
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Area code	051

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Wellingtonbridge (Irish: Droichead Eoin),^[1] also spelled Wellington Bridge, is a village in south County Wexford, Ireland. It lies some 24 km west of Wexford and 28 km east of Waterford, at the intersection of the R733 and R736 regional roads. It was historically called Ballyowen (Irish: Baile Eoin) after the townland it occupies.

Facilities

The village has a wide array of facilities and amenities including a department store, pharmacy, supermarket, garden centre, café, beauty salon, pub/restaurant, opticians, vet, hair salon, furniture shop, barbers, filling station, car dealer, and playground.

Transport

Rail

The village was on the Limerick-Rosslare railway line: Wellingtonbridge railway station, which was formerly an important point for the loading of sugar beet, opened on 1 August 1906 and closed on 18 September 2010.^[2]

Bus

The rail service was replaced by a revised Bus Éireann route 370 service from Monday 20 September 2010.^[3] It is also served by Local Link route 388 as well as once-weekly Bus Éireann routes 372 and 373.^[4]

Ardcavan, a County Wexford-based bus company provided a daily service from Wellingtonbridge to Dublin and Dublin Airport for many years though this route was discontinued in 2018.^[5]

Notable people

Mick Wallace, businessman and politician

References

^ "Droichead Eoin/Wellingtonbridge". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ "Timetable – Route 370" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
^ "Timetable – Route 371" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
^ "Ardcavan Dublin September 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

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[logainm-1] "Droichead Eoin/Wellingtonbridge". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[2] [1]^{[dead link]}

[3] "Timetable – Route 370" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

[4] "Timetable – Route 371" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.

[5] "Ardcavan Dublin September 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

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-'''Wellingtonbridge''' ({{irish place name|Droichead Eoin|no_translate=yes}}), also spelled '''Wellington Bridge''', is a [[village]] in south [[County Wexford]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It lies some 24&nbsp;km west of [[Wexford]] and 28&nbsp;km east of [[Waterford]], at the intersection of the [[R733 road|R733]] and [[R736 road|R736]] [[regional road]]s. It was historically called ''Ballyowen'' ({{lga|Baile Eoin}}) after the [[townland]] it occupies.
+'''Wellingtonbridge''' ({{irish place name|Droichead Eoin|no_translate=yes}}),<ref name=logainm>{{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/53382 | title = Droichead Eoin/Wellingtonbridge | website = [[Placenames Database of Ireland]] (logainm.ie) | access-date = 19 October 2021}}</ref> also spelled '''Wellington Bridge''', is a village in south [[County Wexford]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It lies some 24&nbsp;km west of [[Wexford]] and 28&nbsp;km east of [[Waterford]], at the intersection of the [[R733 road (Ireland)|R733]] and [[R736 road (Ireland)|R736]] [[Regional road (Ireland)|regional road]]s. It was historically called ''Ballyowen'' ({{lga|Baile Eoin}}) after the [[townland]] it occupies.
+==Facilities==
+The village has a wide array of facilities and amenities including a department store, pharmacy, supermarket, garden centre, café, beauty salon, pub/restaurant, opticians, vet, hair salon, furniture shop, barbers, filling station, car dealer, and playground.
 ==Transport==
-The village was on the [[Limerick-Rosslare railway line]]: [[Wellingtonbridge railway station]], which was formerly an important point for the loading of [[sugar beet]], opened on 1 August 1906 and closed on 18th September 2010. <ref>http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/general_news.asp?action=view&news_id=900</ref>
+===Rail===
-The rail service was replaced by a revised Bus Éireann Route 370 service from Monday 20th September, 2010. <ref>http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1284376415-370.pdf</ref>  It is also served by Bus Éireann routes 372 and 373. <ref>http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1360756249-371.pdf</ref>
+The village was on the [[Limerick-Rosslare railway line]]: [[Wellingtonbridge railway station]], which was formerly an important point for the loading of [[sugar beet]], opened on 1 August 1906 and closed on 18 September 2010.<ref>[http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/general_news.asp?action=view&news_id=900]{{dead link|date=June 2021}}</ref>
+===Bus===
-Ardcavan, a [[County Wexford]]-based bus company provide a daily service from Wellingtonbridge to [[Dublin]] and [[Dublin Airport]]. <ref>http://www.ardcavan.com/dublin_september_2011.pdf</ref>
+The rail service was replaced by a revised [[Bus Éireann]] route 370 service from Monday 20 September 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1284376415-370.pdf |title=Timetable – Route 370 |access-date=2011-04-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220180910/http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1284376415-370.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2011 }}</ref> It is also served by [[TFI Local Link|Local Link]] route 388 as well as once-weekly Bus Éireann routes 372 and 373.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1360756249-371.pdf |title=Timetable – Route 371 |access-date=2013-08-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915205003/http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1360756249-371.pdf |archive-date=15 September 2013 }}</ref>
+Ardcavan, a [[County Wexford]]-based bus company provided a daily service from Wellingtonbridge to [[Dublin]] and [[Dublin Airport]] for many years though this route was discontinued in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ardcavan.com/dublin_september_2011.pdf |title=Ardcavan Dublin September 2011 |access-date=2013-02-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913123640/http://www.ardcavan.com/dublin_september_2011.pdf |archive-date=13 September 2012 }}</ref>
 ==Notable people==
-* [[Mick Wallace]]
+* [[Mick Wallace]], businessman and politician
 ==See also==
-* [[List of populated places in the Republic of Ireland|List of populated places in Ireland]]
+* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+==External links==
+{{commons category|Wellingtonbridge}}
+{{County Wexford}}
 [[Category:Towns and villages in County Wexford]]

v t e Places in County Wexford
County town: Wexford
Towns	Bunclody Enniscorthy Ferns Gorey New Ross Wexford
Villages and Townlands	Adamstown Arthurstown Ballinatray Ballycanew Ballycogley Ballycullane Ballyedmond Ballygarrett Ballyhack Ballyhogue Ballymurn Ballywilliam Bannow Barntown Blackwater Boolavogue Bree Bridgetown Broadway Camolin Campile Castlebridge Castletown Cleariestown Clogh Clohamon Clongeen Clonroche Coolgreany Courtown Craanford Crossabeg Cullenstown Curracloe Duncannon Duncormick Fethard-on-Sea Foulkesmill Hollyfort Inch Killanne Killinierin Kilmore Kilmore Quay Kilmuckridge Kilmyshall Kiltealy Monageer Monamolin Monaseed Morriscastle Murrintown Newbawn Oulart Oylegate Piercetown Poulpeasty Rathangan Rosslare Strand Rosslare Harbour Raheen Rathnure Saltmills Taghmon Tagoat Watch House Village Wellingtonbridge
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