Allenwood

Allenwood Fiodh Alúine
Town
R403 through Allenwood
Allenwood Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°17′02″N 6°51′39″W / 53.28398°N 6.86091°W / 53.28398; -6.86091Coordinates: 53°17′02″N 6°51′39″W / 53.28398°N 6.86091°W / 53.28398; -6.86091
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Kildare
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population (2011)
• Rural	845
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	N759266

Allenwood (Irish: Fiodh Alúine) is a small Irish village in County Kildare situated on the Grand Canal. Allenwood is located about 47.3 km (29.4 mi) from Dublin and halfway between Rathangan and Clane in north County Kildare. According to the official CSO Census of 2011, Allenwood has a total population of 845 inhabitants. The main road through Allenwood is the R403 and the village is within 20 km (12 mi) of both the M4 (to the north) and M7 (to the south) motorways.

Businesses in the area are centred on the crossroads, and consist of several shops, including a spar, a costcutter and a public house. There are two primary schools, Allenwood G.N.S built in 1957 and Allenwood B.N.S built in 1929. located next to the church which was built in 1954. There is also a business park at the location of the old Power Station. The Grand Canal is traversed by means of a noteworthy bridge, known locally as the Skew (or Shee) Bridge.

Allenwood developed in the nineteenth century as a coaching post along the Edenderry Road. Later residential development primarily occurred on local roads to the east of the village, typically as single plot developments.

Allenwood is the location of a former electricity power station which was fueled by peat from the surrounding bog lands. The station was built in 1952 by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB). The cooling tower which could be seen from over 30 km (19 mi), was demolished shortly after the station was retired in 1994.

Bord na Móna which processed peat on the local boglands, established a camp for its workers at Allenwood Cross and the Roadstone quarry in Allen is also nearby. The industrial park located to the north-west of the village has grown around the location of the former ESB power plant.