Carron, Falkirk
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
| Carron | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Carrann | |
| Carronshore Road, Carron Carronshore Road, Carron |
|
 Carron
Carron shown within the Falkirk council area |
|
| Population | 2,567 [1] (2001 Census) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | NS885826 |
| – Edinburgh | 24.0 mi (38.6 km) ESE |
| – London | 347 mi (558 km) SSE |
| Civil parish | Larbert |
| Council area | Falkirk |
| Lieutenancy area | Stirling and Falkirk |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Falkirm |
| Postcode district | FK2 |
| Dialling code | 01324 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Falkirk |
| Scottish Parliament | Falkirk East |
| Website | Falkirk Council |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Carron (Scottish Gaelic: Carrann) is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is in the Forth Valley, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Falkirk, 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Grangemouth and Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). southeast of Stenhousemuir. Carron is contiguous with village of Carronshore to the east.
Carron is north of the River Carron. The B902 road runs through Carron. The 2001 Census recorded Carron's population as 2,567.[1]
Carron Company
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
The Carron Company ironworks was founded in Carron in 1759. The company introduced to Scotland the then novel method of smelting iron using coke instead of charcoal. They were associated with Boulton & Watt both as suppliers and customers. By 1814 they company was reputed to be the largest ironworks in Europe, employing 2,000 men. It developed the carronade, a short barrelled cannon. The company became insolvent in 1987 and was resurrected as Carron Phoenix. It is now owned by Franke UK, based in Manchester, and manufactures kitchen sinks.
Notable people
- The lawyer, SNP activist and anti-nuclear campaigner Willie MacRae was born in Carron in 1923.[2]
See also
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to [[commons:Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 506: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 506: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).]]. |
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This Falkirk location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
