Stratford-on-Slaney, County Wicklow
Stratford-on-Slaney (Irish: Áth na Sráide, meaning Ford of the Street), also known as Stratford or Stratford-upon-Slaney, is a small village on the River Slaney in West Wicklow in Ireland.
Stratford was founded by Henry Stratford, Earl of Aldeborough, in 1785 as a textile centre. Despite huge investment the industrial venture failed and Stratford practically disappeared. In 1837, before the Great Famine, the village had a population of 952. Despite some recent development, in 2002 the population was only 151.
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Coordinates: 52°59'N 6°41'W? / ?52.983, -6.683
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