Gorey
Town in County Wexford, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the town in Ireland. For other uses, see Gorey (disambiguation).
Gorey (Irish: Guaire)[2] is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is bypassed by the main M11 Dublin to Wexford road. The town is also connected to the railway network along the same route. Local newspapers include the Gorey Guardian.
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Gorey
Guaire | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 52.677°N 6.292°W / 52.677; -6.292 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Wexford |
Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
Population | 11,517 |
Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
Eircode routing key | Y25 |
Telephone area code | +353(0)53 |
Irish Grid Reference | T151598 |
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As a growing commuter town to Dublin for some residents,[3] there has been an increase in population in the early 21st century.[4] Between 1996 and 2002, the population of the surrounding district grew by 23%,[5] and the town itself almost trebled in population (from 3,939 to 11,517 inhabitants) in the period between the 1996 and 2022 census.[6][1]