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Carron
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 Carronshore Road, Carron | |
  Carron Location within the Falkirk council area | |
| Population | 2,380 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NS885826 |
| • Edinburgh | 24.0 mi (38.6 km) ESE |
| • London | 347 mi (558 km) SSE |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Falkirk |
| Postcode district | FK2 |
| Dialling code | 01324 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
| Website | Falkirk Council |
Carron (Scottish Gaelic: Carrann) is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is in the Forth Valley, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Falkirk, 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Grangemouth and 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) southeast of Stenhousemuir. Carron is contiguous with village of Carronshore to the east.
Carron is north of the River Carron. The B902 road runs through Carron. The 2001 Census recorded Carron's population as 2,567.[2]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "No 3 – 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards" (PDF). Falkirk Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.