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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 .

Interactive map of Polmont

Current time in Polmont is now 02:41 PM (Thursday) . 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

9:01 min by RocksterOO1
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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

6:55 min by boogieboogiebug
Views: 916 Rating: 5.00

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

1:11 min by crazychick1277
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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

5:44 min by Robin Dee
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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.

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Located at 55.98 -3.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1984 in Scotland, Railway accidents in 1984, Railway accidents in Scotland, Transport in Falkirk (council area)

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.

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Located at 55.99 -3.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Biofuel power stations in Scotland, Landfills in the United Kingdom

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.

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Located at 55.99 -3.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Canyons and gorges of Scotland, Falkirk (council area), Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Falkirk and Clackmannan, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1986

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.

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Located at 55.99 -3.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster), United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 2005

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.

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Located at 56.01 -3.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Rivers of Scotland