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County Wicklow
Province: Leinster
Location: small maritime county on the east coast
County Size: 17th in Ireland
Land Area: 782 sq. miles
Highest Point: Lugnaquilla (927 m)
Main Rivers: Liffey; Dargle; Slaney; Kings; Derry; Avonbeg; Avonmore; Ow; Aughrim; Vartry; Avoce; Lackan.
Main Lakes: L Bray Upper; L Bray Lower; L Tay; Broad L.
Main Bays: Brittas Bay
Areas of Geological Interest: Blessington Lakes; Lugnaquilla Mountain; National Garden Exhibition Centre at Kilquade; Powerscourt Gardens; Powerscourt House and Powerscourt Waterfall (Irelands highest waterfall), Silverstrand, Bray; Greystones.
Areas of Historical Interest: Avondale House; Glendalough; the Maritime Museum in Arklow; Russborough House; Wicklow Historic Gaol; Wicklow Mountains National Park; Powerscourt Estate and Gardens; the Wicklow Way; the National Garden Exhibition Centre, the Wicklow and Sally Gaps.
Wicklow
The county of Wicklow, just south of Dublin, has a great variety of scenery within its borders. It is known as the 'Garden of Ireland'. In the east the coastal area is low and sandy, except in a few places where it crops out in headlands; two of the country's main resorts. Arklow and Bray, are along this coast. Central Wicklow is a mass of domed granite mountains, penetrated by deep glens, and wooded valleys; it contains some of the finest scenery in Ireland. To the west, the mountains give way to gentler country on the edge of the plain.
The County
Total Population: 102,683 (1996)
Growth rate: 5.6 % increase since 1991
County Capital: Wiclow
Largest Town: Bray
Main Towns: Arklow, Bray, Greystones, Wicklow
Main Business Contact: Wicklow County Enterprise Board: 1 Main Street, Wicklow.
Tel 0404-67100
No of Schools: National 85; Secondary 21
No of Golf Clubs: 21
No of Blue Flag Beaches: 3
Other Tourist Attractions: Arklow Pottery, the National Aquarium at Bray.
Transport
Main Routes: Wicklow is served by major routes N11 (to Dublin); N11-M1-N1-M1-N1-A1-M1 (to Belfast); N11-N7-N8 (to Cork); N11-N4-N6-N18 (to Galway).
Miles from: Dublin (13); Belfast (118); Cork (172); Galway (151).
Main Nearest Travel Centre (Bus): Busaras, Store Street, Dublin 1. Tel 01-8366111
Nearest Rail Station: Bray. Tel 01-286 2236
Nearest Airport: Dublin Airport. Tel 01-814 1111
Nearest Ferry: Dublin (+13 miles)
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