Kilpedder

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Kilpedder
Cill Pheadair
Village
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Kilpedder village centre
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Kilpedder
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°06′49″N6°06′18″W / 53.1136°N 6.1049°W / 53.1136; -6.1049 Coordinates: 53°06′49″N6°06′18″W / 53.1136°N 6.1049°W / 53.1136; -6.1049
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Wicklow
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2016) [1]
1,255
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference O268086

Kilpedder (Irish : Cill Pheadair, meaning "Peter's church") [2] is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland, located off the N11 road between Kilmacanogue and Newtownmountkennedy, just south of the Glen of the Downs Nature Reserve. It had a population of 1,255 as of the 2016 census. [1]

Contents

Kilpedder environs include Glenview Park, Kilpedder Grove, Johnstown, Tinnapark, Sunnybank and the Garden Village to the south. The village has a number of services, including two public houses, shops, restaurants and a filling station. The army has a rifle range in the area.[ citation needed ]

People

In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 census, the population of Kilpedder increased from 480 to 1,255 people. [1] [3]

Kilpedder is the birthplace of Reading F.C. defender Paul McShane.

Transport

Kilpedder is situated on the main Dublin to Wexford dual carriageway. The Kilpedder interchange, recently constructed,[ when? ] has improved access to Kilpedder and Greystones and cut journey times. A permanent pedestrian bridge linking Kilpedder and Kilquade has also been completed.

The village is served by the 184 Dublin Bus route, which operates every half an hour Monday to Saturday. Bus Éireann route 133 also serves Kilpedder, operating every half an hour on peak and every hour off-peak.

Church

Between the 1850s and the 1940s, Kilpedder was home to a Presbyterian church, however, nothing remains of this church today. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Kilpedder". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. Placenames Database of Ireland - Kilpedder
  3. "Kilpedder (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. "Kilpedder Presbyterian Church". newtownmountkennedy.net. Retrieved 29 August 2020.