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Built in the 18th Century to service the linen weaving industry on the estate of John Villiers
The scenic Villierstown, located near the River Blackwater, is a beautiful town beset with stone cut houses which has won several awards in the National Tidy Towns Competition. Villierstown Quay once served commercial traffic on the River Blackwater and is now a popular tourist attraction that allows visitors to marvel at the view from this tranquil spot.
Villierstown is also home to the Dromana Estate, home of Emily and James Villiers, who lived in Dromana House, nearby Dromana Woods. The Hindu-Gothic Gate Lodge on the road to Villierstown was built to mark the marriage of a local landlord and MP in the 19th Century.
Villierstown is a good base to sample the culture and heritage of west Waterford with a Drive around the area.
