Towns & cities

Athlone

town in County Westmeath, Ireland

Ireland · 53.4236, -7.9425

Athlone is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia article of 1 production — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“The scenes on the moving train were filmed on the Mullingar to Athlone railway line (now closed) at Castletown Geoghegan Station.”
The First Great Train Robbery (1978) · Wikipedia

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Athlone
Photo: Deadstar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Athlone as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Athlone?

1 production is recorded as filmed in Athlone, including The First Great Train Robbery (1978). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Where is Athlone?

Athlone is in Ireland. Its coordinates are 53.4236, -7.9425.

What other filming locations are near Athlone?

Ireland (8 km south), Moate railway station (15 km east), Castletown Geoghegan (31 km east), Charleville Castle (33 km south-east) and 1 more — all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Deadstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.