Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire

Alexandria
Smollett Fountain, Alexandria
Alexandria is located in West Dunbartonshire
Alexandria
Alexandria
Location within West Dunbartonshire
Population6,710 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNS3980
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALEXANDRIA
Postcode districtG83
Dialling code01389
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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55°59′N 4°35′W / 55.98°N 04.58°W / 55.98; -04.58

Alexandria (Scots: The Vale,[2] Scottish Gaelic: Alexandria[3]) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The town is on the River Leven, three miles (five kilometres) north of Dumbarton and 15 mi (24 km) north-west of Glasgow.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba – Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland – Database". gaelicplacenames.org. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.