Helensburgh

Helensburgh is a town in , on the north bank of the River Clyde 30 miles west of Glasgow, at the opening of Gare Loch. It developed from the 19th century once ferries and the railway connected it to Glasgow: wealthy business people built their villas here, and made sure to keep heavy industry away from their bosky avenues.
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  • Town with about 13,600 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 90 feet (30 metres)
  • …is also known as “Baile Eilidh”
  • Description: town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Discover Hill House and Helensburgh Upper railway station.
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Museum
The is a villa in Helensburgh, …
Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Railway station
serves the town…
Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Railway station
serves the town…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilcreggan and Greenock.
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is a village in , on the tip of the Rosneath peninsula.
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is a port on the Clyde estuary, with a population of 41,000 in 2020.
Brian D Osborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Village
is a village and historic parish on the east shore…

Helensburgh

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Latitude
56.0033° or 56° 0′ 12″ north
Longitude
-4.7343° or 4° 44′ 4″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB HLN
Open location code
9C8Q2738+87
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26585673
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
2647178
Wiki­data ID
Q1007088

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Helensburgh” goes by many names.
ՀելենսբուրգArmenian
HelensburghAsturian
HelensburghBasque
ХеленсбургBelarusian
হেলেনবার্গBengali
হেলেন্সবার্গBengali
Baile EilidhBreton
ХелънсбъргBulgarian
HelensburghCatalan
HelensburghCebuano
海伦堡Chinese
海倫堡Chinese
海倫斯堡Chinese
Baile EilidhCornish
HelensburghCzech
HelensburghDutch
HelensburghEsperanto
HelensburghFrench
HelensburghGerman
ΧέλενσμπεργκGreek
હેલેન્સબર્ગGujarati
הלנסבוראוHebrew
Baile EilidhIrish
HelensburghItalian
ヘレンズバラJapanese
ಹೆಲೆನ್ಸ್ಬರ್ಗ್Kannada
헬렌즈버러Korean
HelensboroLatvian
HelensburgasLithuanian
HelensburghMalagasy
Baile EilidhManx
HelensburghNorwegian
HelensburghNorwegian Bokmål
HelensburghNorwegian Nynorsk
ElenesburhOld English (ca. 450-1100)
هلنزبروPersian
هلنزبوروPersian
HelensburghPolish
HelensburghPortuguese
HelensburghRomanian
ХеленсбороRussian
ХеленсбургRussian
Milligs MillScots
Baile EilidhScottish Gaelic
HelensburghScottish Gaelic
HelensburghSlovak
HelensburghSlovenian
هلنزبروSouth Azerbaijani
HelensburghSpanish
HelensburghSwedish
ஹெலென்ஸ்புரஃஹ்Tamil
ஹெலென்ஸ்பெர்க்ஹ்Tamil
హేలేన్స్బుర్గ్Telugu
ГеленсбургUkrainian
ХеленсбургUkrainian
ھلینسبورگھUrdu
ہیلنسبرگUrdu
Baile EilidhWelsh
HelensburghWelsh
Helensburgh - Baile Eilidh

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