Stratford on Slaney
Title
Stratford on Slaney
Subject
Heritage Site
Description
Village
Creator
ActiveMe Tourism and Heritage Service
Source
Wicklow County Council
Publisher
Wicklow County Council
Date
Aug 2017
Contributor
Deirdre Burns
GPS Location
52.987886, -6.675038
Short Interpretive Text
Stratford-on-Slaney is a small village with a big industrial
history. Built by Edward Stratford in 1780 as a planned village
to house the workers of the local mill and factory, this once
prosperous town played an important role in the cotton &
linen industry. The distinctive planned roads survive today an octagonal space at one end and a ‘circus’ space at the other.
history. Built by Edward Stratford in 1780 as a planned village
to house the workers of the local mill and factory, this once
prosperous town played an important role in the cotton &
linen industry. The distinctive planned roads survive today an octagonal space at one end and a ‘circus’ space at the other.
Interpretive Text
Stratford on Slaney is a small village with a big industrial history, built by Edward Stratford in 1780 as a planned village to house the workers of the local mill and factory. Once a flourishing and prosperous town, it played a strategic role in the cotton/linen industry in Ireland in the 18th and 19th centuries. The distinctive, planned road layout survives today with a wide High street and side streets at right angles from the central octagonal space at one end and a ‘circus’ space at the other. The village is scenically located on a small plateau on the side of Ballyhook Hill and above the River Slaney Valley.
Cycle Parking
Yes
Parking Available
Yes
Category of Interest
Archaeological, Cultural, Natural, Architectural, Historical,
County
Wicklow
Nearest Town
Baltinglass
Geolocation
Social Bookmarking
Collection
Citation
ActiveMe Tourism and Heritage Service, “Stratford on Slaney,” Lakeside Heritage Trail, Blessington Lake, accessed January 26, 2020, https://wicklowheritage.omeka.net/items/show/47.
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