Vale of Leven
The Vale of Leven is an area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the valley of the River Leven. Historically, it was part of The Lennox, the name of which derives from the Gaelic term Leamhnach, meaning field of the Leven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Renton railway station and Trinity Parish Church (Renton).
Renton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Renton railway station is a railway station serving the village of Renton, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by its trains on the North Clyde Line.
Vale of Leven Academy
School
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Vale of Leven Academy is a non-denominational secondary school in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The school serves the surrounding towns of Alexandria, Balloch, Bonhill, Jamestown, and Renton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Renton and Bonhill.
Renton
Village
Photo: Eddie Mackinnon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Renton is a village in West Dunbartonshire, in the west Central Lowlands of Scotland. In the 2001 National Census it had a population of 2,138. Renton is particularly famous for the village's association football side.
Bonhill
Town
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Bonhill is a town in the Vale of Leven area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is sited on the Eastern bank of the River Leven, on the opposite bank from the larger town of Alexandria.
Alexandria
Town
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Alexandria is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The town is on the River Leven, three miles north of Dumbarton and 15 mi north-west of Glasgow.
Vale of Leven
- Type: Locality with 24,600 residents
- Description: geographic region in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: region
- Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Urdu—“Vale of Leven” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “লেভেন”
- Chinese: “利文谷”
- French: “Leven”
- German: “Vale of Leven”
- Gujarati: “વેલ ઓફ લેવન”
- Irish: “Magh Leamhna”
- Japanese: “レブン”
- Kannada: “ವೇಲ್ ಆಫ್ ಲೆವೆನ್”
- Korean: “레븐”
- Lithuanian: “Levenas”
- Portuguese: “Vale of Leven”
- Russian: “Долина Левен”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Am Magh Leamhna”
- Spanish: “Leven”
- Tamil: “வாலே ஆப் லெவேன்”
- Telugu: “వాలే అఫ్ లేవెన్”
- Urdu: “والی آف لیوین”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alexandria railway station and N H S Lomond & Argyll Division.
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