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FK3 9XF - Grangemouth
Grangemouth (Scots: Grangemooth; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ghrainnse, pronounced [u02c8iu0272u026au027eu02b2 u02c8u0263u027eaiu0272u0283u0259]) is a town in the Falkirk council area in the central belt of Scotland. Historically part of the county of Stirlingshire, the town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the Firth of Forth, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Falkirk, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Bo'ness and 13 miles (20.9 km) south-east of Stirling. Grangemouth had a resident population of 17,906 according to the 2001 Census. Preliminary figures from the 2011 census reported the number as 17,373.
Grangemouth's original growth as a town relied mainly on its geographical location. Originally a bustling port, trade flowed through the town with the construction of the Forth and Clyde Canal in the 18th century. Nowadays, the economy of Grangemouth is focused primarily on the large petrochemical industry of the area which includes the oil refinery, owned by Ineos, one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The town is twinned with La Porte, Indiana, U.S..
Residents of the town are known as Portonians." [1]
Situated in local authority Grangemouth , Grangemouth is classed as . Nearest towns are Grangemouth (0 miles away), Bo'ness (4 miles away), Falkirk (4 miles away), with the capital city, Edinburgh being 21 miles away.


















Stirlingshire
Stirling and was bordered by Dunbartonshire in the south west, Lanarkshire in the south, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian in the east and Perthshire in the north. Stirlingshire was a county until 1975. In 1975 however, the vast majority of Stirlingshire was subsumed into the Central Region and since 1996 the area of the county has been divided into the districts of Stirling, North Lanarkshire, Falkirk and East Dunbartonshire.
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Where is it?
LocationGrangemouth
Ward
Grangemouth
Local Authority
Falkirk
Council
Constituency
County
Stirlingshire
Region
Country
Scotland
Classification
Area Type
Council Area
ONS GSS ID
S00108039
LSOADZ_NAME
Government ID
Kersiebank
Coordinates
56.013, -3.699
Phone Code
(01324) xxxxxx
Nearby Towns
Grangemouth | 0.5 mi |
Bo'ness | 3.8 mi |
Falkirk | 4.2 mi |
Larbert | 4.3 mi |
Edinburgh | 20.5 mi |
Glasgow | 23.5 mi |
Cardiff | 314.7 mi |
London | 348.5 mi |