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Explore Polmont in United Kingdom
Polmont in the region of Scotland with its 20,069 inhabitants is a town in United Kingdom - some 342 mi or ( 551 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Polmont is now 06:24 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Whitburn, Westfield, Stirling, Sheffield, and Perth. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Whitburn . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Polmont ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Grangemouth Gala Day Procession - 2012 - HD
Grangemouth Gala Day Procession - Sat June 23rd - 2012 This is the point at which the procession from The Sacred Heart Primary School meets up with the procession from The Bowhouse Primary School. ..
Relay for Life: Grangemouth 2008
The 'Relay for Life' aims to raise funds and awareness for Cancer Research. Teams walk for 24 hours - each individual has raised sponsorship and the teams have made a huge fundraising effort prior to ..
mellisa and amanda dancing at jupiter centre
SKOOL TRIP TO THE JUPITER CENTRE IN GRANGE MOUTH FOR BIOLOGY AND AMANDA AND MELLISA HAVING CARRY ON ..
Road Trips in Scotland - Laurieston and Polmont
Leaving Falkirk, a drive through the villages of Laurieston and Polmont while experimenting with a new camera position - clinging to the driver's door on the Gorillapod. Filmed safely with the camera ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Polmont rail accident
The Polmont rail accident occurred on 30 July 1984 at Polmont, near Falkirk, Scotland, when an express train from Edinburgh to Glasgow, travelling at high speed, struck a cow which had wandered onto the track near Polmont station. Several of the carriages were derailed, resulting in 13 deaths and 61 injuries. The accident led to a debate about the safety of push-pull trains on British Rail.
Located at 55.98 -3.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Avondale Landfill
The Avondale Landfill is a major Scottish landfill located in Polmont, off junction 4 of the M9 motorway. Avondale takes large volumes of waste from the Forth Valley and some from West Lothian. Avondale has the ability to accept Non-Hazardous, Stable Non-Reactive Hazardous waste including asbestos/gypsum and compliant Hazardous wastes. This is the first and currently only landfill with the ability to accept Hazardous waste to landfill in Scotland under the new Landfill Directive.
Located at 55.99 -3.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Avon Gorge, Falkirk
The Avon Gorge, Falkirk is a small wooded gorge in Falkirk, Scotland. An area of 19.05 hectares of the gorge is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest; it was notified in 1986. The steep wooded banks constitute one of the few remaining ancient, semi-natural woodland sites in Falkirk District.
Located at 55.99 -3.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Linlithgow and East Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
Linlithgow and East Falkirk is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created for use in the 2005 general election. It replaced most of Falkirk East and Linlithgow. The constituency covers the eastern portion of the Falkirk council area and the western portion of the West Lothian council area.
Located at 55.99 -3.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
River Avon (Falkirk)
The River Avon is a river in Falkirk, Scotland. It originates near Cumbernauld, flows through Avonbridge, through the Avon Gorge, through Muiravonside Country Park, Falkirk, past the west of Linlithgow and enters the Firth of Forth near Grangemouth. The Avon Aqueduct—Scotland's longest navigable aqueduct—carries the Union Canal above the river.
Located at 56.01 -3.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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