Alva

Alva is a small town in , set in the Central Lowlands of . It is one of a number of towns situated immediately to the south of the , collectively referred to as the Hillfoots Villages or simply The Hillfoots.
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  • Type: Town with 4,960 residents
  • Description: town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Alamhagh Beah”, “Alva, Clackmannanshire”, “Алва (град Шотландия)”, “Элва (Клакманнаншир)”, “Элва (Шотландия)”, “Элва, Клакманнаншир”, and “阿罗威”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Alva Academy and Strude Mill, Alva.

School
is a six-year comprehensive school…

Apartment building
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is an apartment building.

Prison
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HMP Glenochil is a prison located near , Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenochil Village and Fishcross.

Village
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Village
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is a small village in … is situated 1½ miles southeast of Alva.

Town
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is a village set in the Central Lowlands of . is situated 2 miles southwest of Alva.

Alva

Latitude
56.15303° or 56° 9′ 11″ north
Longitude
-3.80112° or 3° 48′ 4″ west
Population
4,960
Elevation
72 feet (22 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB ALA
Open location code
9C8R553X+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29345506
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2657397
Wiki­data ID
Q448127
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Alva” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Alva”
  • Basque: “Alva”
  • Bulgarian: “Алва (Шотландия)”
  • Bulgarian: “Алва”
  • Cebuano: “Alva”
  • Chinese: “阿爾瓦 (蘇格蘭)”
  • Chinese: “阿爾瓦”
  • Dutch: “Alva”
  • Esperanto: “Alva”
  • French: “Alva”
  • German: “Alva”
  • Irish: “Alamhagh Beag”
  • Irish: “Allmhagh Beag”
  • Italian: “Alva”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alva (Skottland)”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alva i Skottland”
  • Norwegian: “Alva”
  • Persian: “الوا”
  • Polish: “Alva”
  • Russian: “Элва”
  • Scots: “Alva, Clackmannanshire”
  • Scots: “Alva”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Allmhagh Beag”
  • Spanish: “Alva”
  • Swedish: “Alva, Skottland”
  • Swedish: “Alva”
  • Ukrainian: “Алва”
  • Welsh: “Alva”
  • “Alva”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Devon Village and Benview.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Alva Post Office and Alva Parish Church.

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