River Avon

The Avon is a river largely in the Falkirk council area of .
Wikipedia
Photo: AlastairG, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river largely in Falkirk, Scotland, UK, flows into the Firth of Forth
  • Also known as: “Abhainn Abhann”, “Abhainn Avon”, “Abhann”, “An Abhainn”, “Avon (Falkirk)”, “River Avon (Falkirk)”, “River Avon, Falkirk”, “Uisge Abhain”, and “エイヴォン川 (フォルカーク)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Museum of Scottish Railways and Bo’ness railway station.

Museum
Photo: Macfack, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a railway museum… is situated 1½ miles west of River Avon.

Railway station
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bo'ness railway station is a heritage railway station in , Falkirk, . is situated 1½ miles west of River Avon.

Movie theater
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in is an early example… is situated 2 miles west of River Avon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muirhouses and Bo’ness.

Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village which lies in the Falkirk council area of .

Photo: LordHarris, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bo'ness is an industrial town in …

Village
is a village in the civil parish of , in southwest , Scotland. is situated 2 miles northeast of River Avon.

River Avon

Latitude
56.02679° or 56° 1′ 36″ north
Longitude
-3.56232° or 3° 33′ 44″ west
Open location code
9C8R2CGQ+P3
Geo­Names ID
2656742
Wiki­data ID
Q7337108
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“River Avon” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Abhan”
  • Breton: “Avon”
  • Catalan: “Riu Avon”
  • Cebuano: “River Avon”
  • Cornish: “Abhan”
  • German: “Avon (Firth of Forth)”
  • German: “Avon”
  • Hebrew: “אבון”
  • Irish: “Abhan”
  • Japanese: “エイボン川”
  • Manx: “Abhan”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Abhan”
  • Swedish: “River Avon”
  • Welsh: “Afon Avon”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Carriden and Bridgeness.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ironmill Bay and Torry Bay.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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