Grangemouth

Grangemouth
Town
View of Grangemouth
A view over Grangemouth from Dumyat, December 2013
Grangemouth is in the north-east of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
Grangemouth is in the north-east of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
Grangemouth
Location within Falkirk Council area
Grangemouth is in the north-east of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
Grangemouth is in the north-east of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
Grangemouth
Location within Scotland
Grangemouth is in the north-east of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
Grangemouth is in the north-east of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
Grangemouth
Location within Europe
Grangemouth is in the north-east of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
Grangemouth is in the north-east of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
Grangemouth
Location within the Falkirk council area
Area4.12 sq mi (10.7 km2)
Population16,120 (2022)[2]
• Density3,913/sq mi (1,511/km2)
DemonymPortonian
OS grid referenceNS935815
• Edinburgh21.0 mi (33.8 km) SE
• London345 mi (555 km) SSE
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGRANGEMOUTH
Postcode districtFK3
Dialling code01324
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Websitefalkirk.gov.uk/search/?q=grangemouth
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°00′43″N 3°43′01″W / 56.012°N 3.717°W / 56.012; -3.717

Grangemouth (Scots: Grangemooth; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ghrainnse, pronounced [ˈiɲɪɾʲ ˈɣɾaiɲʃə]) 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.[2] 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.A.[3]

Residents of the town are known as Portonians.

  1. ^ "Page 39 of 54 for the letter G". www.scots-online.org. The Online Scots Dictionary. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference TWIN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).