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pedestrianised street · L5072 · $Galway, County Galway

William Street

William Street is the L5072, a pedestrianised street in Galway, 186 m south-west of Eyre Square. It runs 110 m from Shop Street to Williamsgate Street, about 1 minute on foot end to end. It has 20 named places on the map: 6 jewellers, 2 cafés, hairdresser and phone shop and more.

Type
Pedestrianised street (L5072)
Length
110 m of mapped road
From Eyre Square
186 m south-west
Joins
Abbeygate Street Lower, Abbeygate Street Upper, Arch Mews, Castle Street, Eglinton Street, Shop Street, Williamsgate Street
Runs
from Shop Street to Williamsgate Street
Nearest bus stop
Stop, 140 m away
Nearest parking
Eyre Square Centre Car Park on Whitehall, 120 m away
Density
20 named places over 110 m, 18.2 per 100 m
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Plan of William Street and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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Plan of the streetPlan of William Street and the streets around it, with its named places marked

A walk along William Street

Start at the Shop Street end and walk towards Williamsgate Street: 6 jewellers, 2 cafés, a hairdresser, a phone shop, a camera and a pub and more share the 110 m. 5 of the 20 places on the street have opening hours on record, and 2 of them open on Sundays.

What is on William Street

6 jewellers, 2 cafés, 1 hairdressers, 1 phone shops and 1 camera and more, each with its own page.

Restaurants · 3

  2. Fixx
    Cafés
  3. Krispy Kreme
    Takeaways · hours on record

Pubs · 1

Shops · 10

  1. A. Hartmann & Son
    Jewellers · hours on record
    +353 91 562 063
  2. Eir
    Phone shops
  3. Fields
    Jewellers · hours on record
  4. Lazlo
    Jewellers
  5. Lovisa
    Jewellers
  6. Mountain Warehouse
    Outdoor shops
  7. ór
    Jewellers
  8. Pandora
    Jewellers
  9. Powell's
    Music shops
    +353 91 562 295
  10. Tribes Sweater Shop
    Clothes shops

Hairdressers and beauty · 1

  1. Crew
    Hairdressers

Supermarkets · 1

  1. O'Brien
    Convenience stores

Pharmacies · 1

  1. Matt O'Flaherty
    Pharmacies · hours on record

Other places · 3

  1. +353 91 565 678
  2. Gino's
    Ice cream

Streets it joins

  1. Abbeygate Street Lowerpedestrianised street · 18 places
  2. Abbeygate Street Upperpedestrianised street · 27 places
  3. Arch Mewsfootpath · 2 places
  4. Castle Streetpedestrianised street · 6 places
  5. Eglinton Streetregional road · 28 places
  6. Shop Streetpedestrianised street · 26 places
  7. Williamsgate Streetregional road · 16 places

Questions people ask

Where is William Street?
In Galway, County Galway, 186 m south-west of Eyre Square, joining Abbeygate Street Lower, Abbeygate Street Upper and Arch Mews.
How long is William Street?
110 m, measured along the mapped centre line; about 1 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on William Street?
20 named places: A. Hartmann & Son, Butlers Chocolate Café, Crew, Eir, Fields and Fixx and others listed above.
Is there a bus stop on William Street?
Not on the street itself; the nearest on the map is an unnamed stop on Eyre Square, 140 m from the middle of the street.
Where can I park near William Street?
The nearest car park is Eyre Square Centre Car Park on Whitehall, 120 m away.

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Geometry, names and places from OpenStreetMap, read on 2026-09-18. Length is the sum of the mapped segments carrying this name; distances are straight lines from the street's midpoint.