Hillview, Waterford

Hillview ( _ga. Radhairc an Cnoic) is a fairly large housing estate in Waterford, Ireland. The estate holds approximately 2000 residents and is one of the largest suburban housing estates in Waterford. The entrance to Hillview is centered around the Kyle Curran [ [http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0383/D.0383.198811020120.html Dáil Éireann - Volume 383 - 02 November, 1988 - Written Answers. - Waterford Amenity Grant Application ] ] pitch, named after a young Hillview resident who was murdered at a young age back in the late 1980s and the Roanmore/De La Salle GAA pitches.

Nostalgia

Lower Hillview was historically surrounded by fielded areas - including Witches Lane, The Nettle Camp, The Barley Field and the Wasteland. Local youth in the late 1980s and 90's found refuge in these areas. Expanded development in the early part of the 21st century saw removal of these areas due to construction of further housing estates in the Grace Dieu region. Some residents felt the development of council estates alongside Hillview might devalue the reasonably high property prices associated with the area. The subsequential 9ft wall dividing the estates cut Hillview from accessing the banks of the River Suir and the Grace Dieu area. Many of the original residents have since left when the estate lost its proximity with the countryside.

treets

Hillview is divided into street sections, including Oak Drive, Oak Avenue, Oak Grove, Oak Close, Pinewood Drive, Pinewood Avenue, Chestnut Green, Crescent Drive and Hawthorn Drive.

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