Foxrock
| Foxrock Irish: Carraig an tSionnaigh | |
| County Dublin | |
|---|---|
 Foxrock village centre | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | O219256 |
| Location: | 53°16’0"N, 6°10’27"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 11,566 (2006) |
| Postcode: | D18 |
| Dialling code: | 01 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |
| Dáil constituency: |
Dún Laoghaire |
Foxrock is a suburb of Dublin, in County Dublin.
The three main roads of the original Victorian development of Foxrock remain: Brighton, Torquay and Westminster Roads.
The N11 road runs through the area, as does a small stream. Foxrock borders Carrickmines, Cornelscourt, Deansgrange and Leopardstown.[1]
History
The village of Foxrock was developed by William and John Bentley and Edward and Anthony Fox, who, in 1859, leased the lands of the Foxrock Estate from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and Richard Whately, the Church of Ireland's Archbishop of Dublin, with the aim of creating an affluent garden suburb.
The development was facilitated by the existence of the Harcourt Street railway line, built in 1854, that put Dublin City within commuting distance. The developers donated a site to the Dublin Wicklow and Wexford Railway Company for Foxrock railway station, which opened in 1861. In 1862, the following advertisement was placed in The Irish Times:[2]
Beautiful building sites for mansions and pretty villas – Foxrock estate. The improvements recently made on this property, and still progressing, together with its natural attractions render these sites unrivalled for suburban residences. The scenery (green and mountain) from Brighton Road just finished, leading from the hotel at Foxrock station to Carrickmines, is magnificent. The land, being undulating, affords perfectly sheltered positions on Torquay Road, to the railway station at Stillorgan and Foxrock, as well as others elevated and more bracing. The rents required are exceedingly moderate: leases for 900 years are granted. Bricks, stones, lime and sand from the estate are sold at reduced prices to tenants. Stage coaches and omnibuses ply regularly between Foxrock station and Kingstown. Fare 3 pence and 4 pence. There is cheap and excellent shopping at Foxrock market. The railway subscription only £7 per annum. Apply to W.W. Bentley, Foxrock, or Bentley and Son, 110 College Green.
The racecourse, Leopardstown Racecourse, was completed in 1888, and is the only remaining horse-track in the greater metropolitan area. The golf club opened in 1898.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Foxrock Townland, Co. Dublin". Townlands of Ireland. https://www.townlands.ie/dublin/rathdown/stillorgan/foxrock/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Architectural Conservation Area Character Appraisal". Dun Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. https://www.dlrcoco.ie/sites/default/files/atoms/files/foxrock_aca.pdf.