Charlesland

{{Short description|Suburb of Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland}}

File:Roundabout at Charlesland - geograph.org.uk - 1589089.jpg

Charlesland ({{irish place name|Acra na mBodach|acre of the low-bred persons (or churls)}}){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/55523.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Commission | website = logainm.ie | title = Acra na mBodach / Charlesland | accessdate= 29 March 2020 | quote = the acre of the low-bred persons / Charlesland < Charles Acre < *Churls Acre, a translation of the original Irish name (bodach is often translated as 'churl') }} is a townland and residential development located on the southside of Greystones in County Wicklow, Ireland.{{cite web|url = https://www.townlands.ie/wicklow/newcastle/kilcoole/kilcoole/charlesland/ | publisher = Townlands of Ireland | website = townlands.ie | title = Charlesland Townland, Co. Wicklow | accessdate = 29 March 2020 }} It is about 25 kilometres from Dublin city centre. As of the 2011 census, the townland of Charlesland had a population of 3,130 people.{{cite web|url = http://www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?maintable=CD174&PLanguage=0 | publisher = Central Statistics Office | work = Census 2011 | title = CD174. Wicklow Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic | date = April 2011 | accessdate = 29 March 2020 }}

Amenities

Charlesland has about 1,500 houses and apartments,{{fact|date=March 2020}} a neighbourhood shopping complex,{{cite web|url = https://brochures.bannon.ie/charlesland-shopping-centre-greystones-co-wicklow?tab=2891 | website = bannon.ie | title = Charlesland Shopping Centre, Greystones, Co. Wicklow | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200329125744/https://brochures.bannon.ie/charlesland-shopping-centre-greystones-co-wicklow?tab=2891 | archivedate = 29 March 2020 }} several pre-schools and a sports and recreation complex.{{cite web|url = http://shorelineleisure.ie/charlesland/ | website = shorelineleisure.ie | title = Shoreline Sports Park, Charlesland, Co. Wicklow | accessdate = 29 March 2020 }}

Located in the area is a private fitness centre consisting of a gym and swimming pool, and a large council facility including several outdoor 5-a-side pitches, tennis and basketball courts, and other facilities.{{fact|date=March 2020}}

It is served by the L1 and L2 bus routes.

References

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Category:Townlands of County Wicklow