Wellingtonbridge also spelled Wellington Bridge, is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in south County Wexford

County Wexford

County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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. It lies some 24 km west of Wexford

Wexford

Wexford is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. It is situated near the southeastern corner of Ireland, close to Rosslare Europort. The town is connected to Dublin via the M11/N11 National Primary Route, and the national rail network...

 and 28 km east of Waterford

Waterford

Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...

, at the intersection of the R733 and R736 regional road

Regional road

A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...

s. It was historically called Ballyowen after the townland

Townland

A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...

 it occupies.

Transport

The village was on the Limerick-Rosslare railway line

Limerick-Rosslare railway line

The Limerick–Waterford railway line is the only true non-radial route still open in Ireland that is not a branch line. The route was commenced in 1848 by the Waterford and Limerick Railway and finished in 1854 – one of the oldest routes in Ireland, and the first approved by the British...

: Wellingtonbridge railway station

Wellingtonbridge railway station

Wellingtonbridge railway station served the town of Wellingtonbridge and nearby Maudlintown in County Wexford, Ireland. It was staffed and had an island platform; it was not wheelchair-accessible. It had the only passing loop on the closed Waterford-Rosslare section of the Limerick–Rosslare railway...

, which was formerly an important point for the loading of sugar beet

Sugar beet

Sugar beet, a cultivated plant of Beta vulgaris, is a plant whose tuber contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar production. Sugar beets and other B...

, 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

The rail service was replaced by a revised Bus Éireann Route 370 service from Monday 20th September, 2010: http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1284376415-370.pdf

It is also served by Bus Éireann routes 372 and 373: http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1284565124-371372373.pdf

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland