Horetown South

69 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Horetown South, from 13 m² to 537,150 m² (53.71 ha, 132.73 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Horetown South in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 2 Dec 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling, domestic garage and a

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20251577

• 18 Sept 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a domestic garage

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20251180

• 3 Sept 2025N/a

  Permission for the erection of a domestic garage/store and all

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20251101

• 18 Mar 2025Granted (conditional)

  Permission for the erection of a fully serviced dwelling house and associated

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20250304

• 1 Nov 2019Refused

  PERMISSION FOR CHANGE OF USE AND FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTI

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20191474

• 3 Oct 2019N/a

  PERMISSION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING TACK ROOM BUILDING (GRANTED UNDER PLANN

  Permission, 1 home · Wexford County Council, 20191355

• 22 Feb 2019Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROAD UNDERPASS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20190225

• 14 Feb 2019N/a

  PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROAD UNDERPASS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20190192

• 17 Dec 2018Granted (conditional)

  PERMISSION FOR RETENTIONOF UPGRADES TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, PERMISSION FO

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20181743

• 7 Dec 2018N/a

  RETENTION OF UPGRADES TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, PERMISSION FOR AN EXTENSION

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20181692

• 26 Nov 2018N/a

  PERMISSION FOR RETENTION OF UPGRADES TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, PERMISSION F

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20181619

• 15 Jan 2018Refused

  PERMISSION FOR A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ASSOCIATED POLISHING FILTER,

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20180028

• 18 Dec 2017N/a

  PERMISSION FOR A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ASSOCIATED POLISHING FILTER

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20171659

• 24 Jan 2017Refused

  PERMISSION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE FROM A HOLIDAY

  Permission · Wexford County Council, 20170051

• 22 Dec 2016Granted (conditional)

  RETENTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING RIDING ARENA GRANTED UNDER 022196

  Retention · Wexford County Council, 20161441

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Horetown South.

Recorded monuments

• WX041-001001 Church
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise of a gentle E-facing slope with a small W-E stream immediately S of the graveyard. According to a Visitation by Thomas Ram, the Protestant bishop of Ferns, in 1615 Richard Henrican was rector, Robert Dreighan the curate, and the church and chancel were in repair (Hore 1900-11, vol. 6, 271). The site of the parish church of Horetown is within a D-shaped graveyard (dims. 60m N-S; c. 40m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 2m; ext. H 1.8-2.2m) on all sides except the W where the mid-19th century Church of Ireland church stands. Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 9) records that the ruins of the Carmelite abbey (WX041-052----), which may have served as the medieval parish church, were used in building the original church here. There are no visible remains of an older foundation at ground level. Archaeological monitoring (08E0798) of a sewer trench, W, S, and SE of the 19th century church failed to produce any archaeological material (Stafford 2011). See the attached section from the Down Survey (1656-8) parish map (N at top right) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 725) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 19 March, 2013 Amended: 4 Sep. 2013

• WX041-001002 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise on a gentle E-facing slope with a small W-E stream immediately to the S. The site of the parish church of Horetown (WX041-001001-) is within a D-shaped graveyard (dims. 60m N-S; c. 40m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 2m; ext. H 1.8-2.2m) on all sides except the W where the mid-19th century Church of Ireland church stands. Archaeological monitoring (08E0798) of a sewer trench, W, S, and SE of the 19th century church failed to produce any archaeological material (Stafford 2011).

Architectural heritage

• Saint James's Church (Horetown), church/chapel, 1855–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay double-height Ecclesiastical Commissioners' Church of Ireland church, built 1856-9; dedicated 1862, on a rectangular plan comprising five-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height chancel (east); single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch (north-west). Restored, 2008-9. Pitched slate roofs including pitched (gabled) slate roof (porch), roll moulded clay ridge tiles, cut-granite "Cavetto" coping to gables on drag edged tooled cut-granite "Cavetto" corbel kneelers including cut-granite "Cavetto" coping to gable to entrance (west) front on drag edged tooled cut-granite "Cavetto" corbel kneelers with buttressed gabled bellcote to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite "Cavetto" consoles retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed tuck pointed coursed or snecked "Old Red Sandstone" walls on battered base with cut-granite diagonal buttresses to corners having lichen-covered cut-granite "slated" coping. Lancet window openings with hammered granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having margins centred on cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Lancet "Trinity Window" (east) with cut-granite central Y-mullion, and hammered granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass quatrefoils. Paired lancet window openings to entrance (west) front with hammered granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having margins centred on cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch door opening below cut-granite shield date stone ("1856"), cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered rebated reveals with hood moulding framing timber boarded double doors. Full-height interior open into roof restored, 2008-9, with reclaimed Classical-style wall monument (1789), quatrefoil-detailed baptismal font (west) on an octagonal plan, carpeted limestone flagged central aisle between timber pews, cut-white marble wall Classical-style monuments (1827; 1839), exposed pointed-arch braced strutted collared timber roof construction on cut-granite corbels with wind braced rafters to timber boarded ceiling on carved timber cornice, Gothic-style timber panelled pulpit on an octagonal plan with Gothic-style timber clerk's desk, and pointed-arch chancel arch framing stepped dais to chancel (east) with arcaded communion railing centred on cloaked altar below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (1858). Set in landscaped grounds with lichen-covered granite ashlar buttressed piers to perimeter having cut-granite "slated" capping supporting arrow head-detailed wrought iron double gates.

• Horetown House, country house, 1835–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay three-storey over basement country house, built 1840-4, on an L-shaped plan with two-bay three-storey projecting end bays centred on (single-storey) prostyle tetrastyle Tuscan portico to ground floor; six-bay three-storey (south) or two-bay three-storey (north) side elevations. Leased, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1918. Resold, 1961. For sale, 2003. Renovated, 2004-5, to accommodate alternative use. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan behind parapet with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, granite ashlar "wallhead" chimney stacks having cut-granite "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornices below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on rendered, ruled and lined base with cut-granite "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice on blind frieze below parapet. Square-headed central door opening behind (single-storey) prostyle tetrastyle Tuscan portico approached by flight of six cut-granite steps with cut-granite pilasters centred on cut-granite columns having responsive pilasters supporting "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice on blind frieze on entablature below balustraded parapet, and red brick voussoirs framing glazed timber panelled door. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and moulded lugged surrounds framing fixed-pane timber fittings. Square-headed window openings in tripartite arrangement (upper floors) with cut-granite sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (first floor) or three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows having two-over-two (first floor) or one-over-two (top floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six or three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (side elevations) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one (ground floor), six-over-six (first floor) or three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters with carved timber lugged surrounds to opposing door openings framing timber panelled doors centred on round-headed niche, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Lotus"-detailed plasterwork ceiling rose; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in relandscaped grounds.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Horetown South, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Horetown South.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Horetown South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford.

Name

Horetown South · Baile an Hóraigh Beag

Area

1,210,865 m² (121.09 ha, 299.21 acres)

Civil parish

Horetown, and its townlands

Barony

Shelmaliere West

Electoral division

Horetown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

678 people lived in 213 households in the Horetown electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Horetown North, Raheen, Slevoy, Tottenhamgreen, Tracystown West

Placenames

Horetown South on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.