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Balfron

Balfron is a village in the council area of . It is situated near on the A875 road, 18 miles west of and 16 miles north of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Balfron High School and Ballikinrain.

School
is a secondary school situated in the village of Balfron, approximately 18 miles west of Stirling and 16 miles north of Glasgow. The catchment area extends over most of West Stirlingshire including the villages of , Balfron…

Castle
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is an independent residential school in , central Scotland. It is run by CrossReach, a social care outreach arm of the Church of Scotland.

Monument
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is situated 2 miles southwest of Balfron.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Killearn and Buchlyvie.

Village
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– is a small village of approximately 1800 people in the council area of . The village is approximately 15 miles north of , 7 miles east of , and sits on the northwest flank of the , most predominantly in the shadow of the volcanic plug of Dumgoyne, overlooking the confluence of the and Blane Water. is situated 2 miles southwest of Balfron.

Village
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is a village in the council area of . It is situated 14 miles west of and 18 miles north of . Lying within the , to the north is and to the south are the . is situated 3½ miles northeast of Balfron.

Locality
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in , is a short, steep glen up to 70 ft deep which runs east from Finnich Bridge on the A809. It was carved from the red sandstone by the Carnock Burn. is situated 4 miles southwest of Balfron.

Balfron

Latitude
56.06807° or 56° 4′ 5″ north
Longitude
-4.33567° or 4° 20′ 8″ west
Population
2,200
Elevation
233 feet (71 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB BFN
Open location code
9C8Q3M97+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2206910696
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2656584
Wiki­data ID
Q1010220
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Balfron” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Balfron”
  • Bengali: “ফোর্থ”
  • Bulgarian: “Балфрон”
  • Cebuano: “Balfron”
  • Chinese: “包夫朗”
  • Dutch: “Balfron”
  • French: “Balfron”
  • German: “Balfron”
  • Gujarati: “બાલફ્રોન”
  • Japanese: “フォース”
  • Kannada: “ಬಾಲ್ಫ್ರಾನ್”
  • Korean: “포스”
  • Lithuanian: “Fortas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Balfron”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Balfron”
  • Norwegian: “Balfron”
  • Persian: “بالفرون”
  • Polish: “Balfron”
  • Portuguese: “Balfron”
  • Russian: “Балфрон”
  • Spanish: “Balfron”
  • Swedish: “Balfron”
  • Tamil: “பலபிரோன்”
  • Telugu: “బాల్ ఫ్రాన్”
  • Urdu: “بالفرون”
  • Welsh: “Balfron”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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