Stratford-on-Slaney

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Stratford-on-Slaney (Irish: Áth na Sráide, meaning Ford of the Street), also known as Stratford or Stratford-upon-Slaney, is a small village on the River Slaney in West Wicklow in Ireland.

Stratford was founded by Henry Stratford, Earl of Aldeborough, in 1785 as a textile centre. Despite huge investment the industrial venture failed and Stratford practically disappeared. In 1837, before the Great Famine, the village had a population of 952. Despite some recent development, in 2002 the population was only 151.

[edit] People

• Baron Henniker of Stratford-upon-Slaney
• Edward Jeffares, cricketer

[edit] See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
• Prosperous, County Kildare

[edit] External links

• Stratford-upon-Slaney in Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)

Coordinates: 52°59′N, 6°41′W

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