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=== Ward River Valley Park ===
The Ward River Valley Park is a linear park on the banks of the Ward River approaching town. It covers an area of 89 ha. (220 acres) between Swords town centre and Knocksedan Bridge. Features include some 12th-century fortifications, woodland habitats, wetlands and rolling grassland. There are viewing points, picnic sites, sports pitches and tennis courts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fingalcoco.ie/CommunityRecreationandAmenitiesDepartment/Parks/ParksHeritageProperties/WardRiverValleyRegionalPark/|title=Ward River Valley Regional Park|publisher=Fingal County Council|website=www.fingalcoco.ie|access-date=13 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308061608/http://www.fingalcoco.ie/CommunityRecreationandAmenitiesDepartment/Parks/ParksHeritageProperties/WardRiverValleyRegionalPark/|archive-date=8 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The park is known locally as "The Jacko", which is a nickname that is thought to have originated in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Jacko -The Ward River Valley Swords|url=https://www.swords-dublin.com/the-jacko-river.html|access-date=2021-11-02|website=Swords County Dublin|language=en|archive-date=2 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102081122/https://www.swords-dublin.com/the-jacko-river.html|url-status=live}}</ref>