Wilkinstown
Wilkinstown Baile Uilcín | |
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Village | |
| Level crossing in Wilkinstown Level crossing in Wilkinstown | |
  Wilkinstown Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°44′06″N 6°42′42″W / 53.735°N 6.711667°WCoordinates: 53°44′06″N 6°42′42″W / 53.735°N 6.711667°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Meath |
| Population (2016)[1] | 228 |
| Irish Grid Reference | N784852 |
Wilkinstown (Irish: Baile Uilcín)[2] is a village and townland in north County Meath, Ireland. It is built on the Yellow River and located on the Navan–Kingscourt road (R162) about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) between both Navan and Nobber. Nobber is to the north, Kells is to the west, Navan to the south and Slane to the east.
Amenities
There are not many services in Wilkinstown, with the old service station closed now there is only a primary school, a pub, a community centre to the south, and a convenience store that also has a butcher and service station to the north; however, a playground is being constructed behind the community centre and the track from the Navan–Wilkinstown section of the railway line is being lifted for a greenway.[3]
Wilkinstown station was on the disused Kingscourt branch line and was situated in the village centre, and at some point had a signal box, goods store and passing loop; however the signal box was demolished and the passing loop was lifted, but the goods store is still intact, albeit overgrown. The station closed in 1947, with the line closing fully in 2001.[4] The station is now a private residence.
References
- ↑ "Sapmap Area - Townlands - Wilkinstown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ↑ Townlands.ie
- ↑ Discover Boyne Valley
- ↑ Eiretrains.com
Category:Towns and villages in County Meath Category:Geography of County Meath
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