Greystones

Greystones (Na Clocha Liatha in Irish) is a coastal town in County Wicklow, Ireland, just south of Bray. Greystones has a stony beach and now has the southern terminal station of the DART line. The town is surrounded by the Irish sea to the East, Bray Head to the North and the Wicklow Mountains to the West.

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Irish - County Wicklow - Ireland - Bray - DART - Irish sea - East - Bray Head - North - Wicklow Mountains - West

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Greystones has experienced a huge increase in its population since the 1970s, with the construction of several large housing estates. As of the national census of 2002, Greystones had a population of 10,303 with a further 1,610 in its environs. This makes it the second largest town in County Wicklow. It is a dormitory town with many of its residents working in the nearby city of Dublin.

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1970 - Housing estate - 2002 - Dormitory town - Dublin

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