Knocks
Knocks is a locality in County Laois, Leinster. Knocks is situated nearby to the hamlet Levison’s Cross, as well as near the locality Brockra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyfin and Mountrath.
Ballyfin
Hamlet
Photo: Djkeddie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballyfin is a village and parish in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois, Ireland. It is around 8 km west of Portlaoise, on the L21121 local road which joins the R423 regional road between Mountrath and Mountmellick. Ballyfin is situated 2½ km east of Knocks.
Mountrath
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Mountrath is a town in County Laois, with a population in 2022 of about 2100. In the 18th and 19th century it was industrial, with weaving and metal-working from local iron ores.
Knocks
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.05192° or 53° 3′ 7″ northLongitude
-7.44992° or 7° 26′ 60″ westElevation
165 metres (541 feet)Open location code
9C5J3H22+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 52242608OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3313650
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