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Blanchardstown
Large western suburb of Dublin, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blanchardstown (Irish: Baile Bhlainséir)[1] is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. Located ten kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchardstown is the largest urban area in Fingal.[citation needed]
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Blanchardstown
Baile Bhlainséir | |
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Suburb (village core) | |
![]() Clockwise from top: Fingal County Council's Civic Offices; Millennium Park; businesses in Blanchardstown during the COVID-19 pandemic | |
Coordinates: 53.387°N 6.380°W / 53.387; -6.380 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
Traditional county | County Dublin |
County | Fingal |
Government | |
• Dáil Éireann | Dublin West |
Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
Eircode routing key | D15 |
Telephone area code | +353(0)1 |
Irish Grid Reference | O055383 |
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It is within the historical barony of Castleknock in the traditional County Dublin, as well as the Dublin 15 postal area and the Dublin West electoral constituency.
One of Ireland's largest shopping and leisure complexes — the Blanchardstown Centre and adjacent facilities — is located in the area.