Clackmannan

Clackmannan
A tollbooth tower
Clackmannan Tolbooth and Main Street (to the right)
Clackmannan is in the south of Clackmannanshire in the centre of the Scottish mainland.
Clackmannan is in the south of Clackmannanshire in the centre of the Scottish mainland.
Clackmannan
Location within Clackmannanshire
Area0.40 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Population3,260 (2022)[2]
• Density8,150/sq mi (3,150/km2)
OS grid referenceNS911919
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCLACKMANNAN
Postcode districtFK10
Dialling code01259
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°06′25″N 3°44′56″W / 56.107°N 3.749°W / 56.107; -3.749

Clackmannan (/klækˈmænən/ listenⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Clach Mhanainn, perhaps meaning "Stone of Manau"), is a small town and civil parish set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.[3] Situated within the Forth Valley, Clackmannan is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south-east of Alloa and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south of Tillicoultry.[4] The town is within the county of Clackmannanshire, of which it was formerly the county town, until Alloa overtook it in size and importance.

  1. ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Placenames Archived 25 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine.(pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland. 1854. Vol.I. (AAN-GORDON) by Rev. John Marius Wilson. pp.270-271. https://archive.org/stream/imperialgazettee01wils#page/270/mode/2up
  4. ^ "Measure Distance on a Map". Free Map Tools. Retrieved 9 March 2020.