Polmont

Polmont is a village five miles east of Falkirk in in central Scotland. It's mainly a commuter village for Edinburgh and Stirling. Grangemouth just north is a busy port and petrochemical town, also described on this page.
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  • Type: Village with 5,320 residents
  • Description: village in Falkirk, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Poll-Mhonadh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Polmont railway station and HMP/YOI Polmont.

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station serving the village of Polmont, as well as the other villages. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line and is also served by ScotRail services from to and .

Prison
His Majesty's Young Offenders Institution Polmont is the largest young offender's institution in . It is located in the village of .

Cemetery
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
lies east of , between the A9 and A803 south of near Polmont. It lies on a small hill with views over the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grangemouth and Brightons.

Town
Photo: Tom Sargent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in the Falkirk council area in the central belt of Scotland. Historically part of the county of , the town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the , three miles east of , five miles west of and 13 miles south-east of .

Village
Photo: Scs07, FAL.
is a village in the east of the Falkirk council area of . It is 2.7 miles south-east of , 2.2 miles south of and 4.6 miles west of .

Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the Falkirk council area of . It lies 3.8 miles west-southwest of , 1.3 miles south of Polmont and 0.6 miles south-east of at the south-east edge of the urban area.

Polmont

Latitude
55.9906° or 55° 59′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.7075° or 3° 42′ 27″ west
Population
5,320
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
Open location code
9C7RX7RV+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 388496218
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640155
Wiki­data ID
Q972353
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Polmont” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Polmont”
  • Belarusian: “Полмант”
  • Bulgarian: “Полмонт”
  • Cebuano: “Polmont”
  • Dutch: “Polmont”
  • French: “Polmont”
  • German: “Polmont”
  • Irish: “Poll Mhonadh”
  • Irish: “Poll-Mhonadh”
  • Italian: “Polmont”
  • Persian: “پلمونت”
  • Russian: “Полмонт”
  • Russian: “Полмонте”
  • Scots: “Powmont”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Poll Mhonadh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Poll-Mhonadh”
  • Spanish: “Polmont”
  • Swedish: “Polmont”
  • Ukrainian: “Полмонт”
  • Urdu: “پولمونٹ”
  • Welsh: “Poll-Mhonadh”
  • “Poll-Mhonadh”
  • “Polmont”
  • “Polmont - Poll-Mhonadh”

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