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Applewood is a neighbourhood in the town of Swords in Ireland. It was built around the year 2002 by property developer Gerry Gannon. It has been designed village-style with a main street lined with shops in the centre, with housing estates surrounding the area. In 2006 Applewood won the Best Urban Village at the National Tidy Towns competition.〔(Tidy Towns Results 2006 ) page 15〕 == Layout == Applewood is located north-west of the centre of Swords. The Glen Ellan Distributor Road is the main road providing access into the area. It starts at the Balheary Road and runs west as far as the Applewood Roundabout, then turns south to end at the Rathbeale Road at Outlands Cross. The Rathbeale Road provides access into the centre of Swords and the Balheary Road provides access onto the R132 Dual Carriageway. The South Bank, Glen Ellan and Sandford Wood estates are on the south side of the Glen Ellan Road while Applewood Main Street, and the Applewood, Braeburn, Bramley and Thornleigh Estates are on the north side of the road. The Jugback estate is on both sides of the road. An extension of the Glen Ellan Road runs west from the Applewood Roundabout into the Oldtown future development lands. It provides access into the Brides Glen and Bunbury Gate estates and to the Swords Educate Together National School, Gaelscoil Bhrian Boroimhe and Applewood Community Centre. Another unnamed distributor road runs north from the Applewood roundabout to the Broadmeadow Linear Park and provides access to the Ashton and Castleview Estates.〔(Applewood Map ) Ordnance Survey Ireland〕 Housing estates built as part of the Applewood area are:〔(Housing estates in Applewood )〕 * Ashton * Castleview * Bunbury Gate * Brides Glen * Laurelton * Thornleigh * Braeburn * Bramley * Applewood * Glen Ellan * Sandford Wood * Jugback * South Bank 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Applewood, Swords」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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