Stratford-on-Slaney

Stratford-on-Slaney

Stratford-on-Slaney (irish place name|Áth na Sráide|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.

People

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

ee also

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

External links

* [http://www.libraryireland.com/Lewis/LewisS/54-STRATFORD-UPON-SLANEY.php "Stratford-upon-Slaney" in Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)]


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