Vicarstown
Vicarstown, historically known as Ballynevicar, Ballyvicar and Ballyvicary, is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It stands at the point where the R427 regional road crosses the Grand Canal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Leinster, Ireland
- Also known as: “Ballyvicary”
- Historically known as: “Ballynevicar” and “Ballyvicar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Camac Aqueduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilberry and Ballybrittas.
Kilberry
Village
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Kilberry is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is located on the R417 regional road in the valley of the River Barrow 4 km north of Athy. Rheban Castle lies to the west. Kilberry is situated 4½ km east of Vicarstown.
Ballybrittas
Village
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Ballybrittas is a small village in the northeast of County Laois, Ireland situated on the R445 about 5 km SW of Monasterevin, County Kildare. Formerly on the N7 Dublin - Limerick road, the village is now bypassed by the M7 motorway. Ballybrittas is situated 7 km northwest of Vicarstown.
Kildangan
Village
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Kildangan is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is also a townland and civil parish. Kildangan is situated 8 km northeast of Vicarstown.
Vicarstown
- Category: locality
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0515° or 53° 3′ 5″ northLongitude
-7.08542° or 7° 5′ 8″ westElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
9C5J3W27+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 52243407OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Vicarstown” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Vicarstown”
- Dutch: “Vicarstown”
- Irish: “Baile an Bhiocáire”
- Lithuanian: “Vicarstown”
- Lithuanian: “Vikarstaunas”
- Polish: “Vicarstown”
- Russian: “Викарстаун”
- Swedish: “Baile an Bhiocáire”
- Swedish: “Vicarstown”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vicarstown Bridge and Derrybrock Bridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Community Centre and Church of the Assumption.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vicarstown”. Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.