Kilpedder
| Kilpedder Cill Pheadair
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 Kilpedder
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| Coordinates: 53°06′49″N 6°06′18″W / 53.1136°N 6.1049°WCoordinates: 53°06′49″N 6°06′18″W / 53.1136°N 6.1049°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wicklow |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Urban | 517 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | O268086 |
Kilpedder or Killpedder (Irish: Cill Pheadair, meaning "Peter's church")[1] is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland, located on the N11 road between Kilmacanogue and Newtownmountkennedy, just south of the Glen of the Downs Nature Reserve.
Kilpedder environs includes Glenview Park, Kilpedder Grove, Johnstown, Tinnapark, and Sunnybank. The village itself has a number of services: two public houses, a shop, an organic restaurant and a filling station. The army has a rifle range in the area.
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[edit] People
- Kilpedder is the birthplace of Hull City A.F.C. defender Paul McShane.
[edit] Transport
Kilpedder is situated on the main Dublin to Wexford dual carriageway. The Kilpedder interchange, recently constructed, has improved access to Kilpedder and Greystones, and cut journey times. A permanent pedestrian bridge linking Kilpedder and Kilquade has also been completed.
The village is served by the 184 Dublin Bus route, and an infrequent 84X service. Bus Éireann route 133 also serves Kilpedder.
