Laytown
Laytown is a village in County Meath, Ireland, overlooking the Irish Sea. Historically it was called Ninch, after the townland it occupies. Together with the neighbouring villages of Mornington, Bettystown and Donacarney, it comprises the census town of Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney, which recorded a population of 15,642 in the 2022 census.
- Village with about 10,900 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- Description: village in Leinster, Ireland
Places of Interest
Discover Laytown railway station and Coláiste na hInse.
Laytown railway station
Laytown railway station serves Laytown and Bettystown in County Meath, Ireland.
Coláiste na hInse
School
Coláiste na hInse, colloquially referred to by locals…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Julianstown and Donacarney.
Julianstown
Julianstown is a village in County Meath, Ireland.
3 km west of Laytown
Donacarney
Donacarney is a village in County Meath, Ireland…
4 km northwest of Laytown
Gormanston
Gormanston is a village in County Meath, Ireland.
4½ km south of Laytown
Laytown
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Latitude
53.68194° or 53° 40′ 55″ north
Longitude
-6.23917° or 6° 14′ 21″ west
Open location code
9C5MMQJ6+Q8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Laytown” goes by many names.
LaytownBasque
ЛейтаунBulgarian
LaytownCebuano
LaytownDutch
An InseIrish
An Inse, Contae na MíIrish
LaytownItalian
LeitaunasLithuanian
An InseManx
An Inse, Coontae yn VeeManx
LaytownPolish
ЛейтаунRussian
LaytownSwedish
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ninch East and Bettystown.
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