title: Sandpit, County Louth
text: # Sandpit, County Louth
  
  Sandpit is a small village in the rural hinterland of Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.
  
  ## Location
  
  Sandpit is located about four miles north of Drogheda, off the road to Termonfeckin. It lies in the townland of Milltown between the M1 motorway and the coast, where there are extensive beaches and golf courses at Baltray and Seapoint. The village has been growing as a location for people working in Drogheda.
  
  ## Features
  
  There is a 19th-century church, the Church of the Assumption, a primary school, a small supermarket and a community hall which houses a playschool and is used by many local clubs and organisations.
  
  Notable local properties include the Georgian Sandpit House.
  
  