Camelon

Camelon
Scottish Gaelic: Camlann
Scots: Caimlan
Camelon swing bridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal at Camelon lock.
Camelon swing bridge over the Forth and Clyde Canal at Camelon lock.
Camelon is in the west of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
Camelon
 Camelon shown within the Falkirk council area
Population 4,508 [1] (2001 census)
OS grid referenceNS867805
   – Edinburgh  24.7 mi (39.8 km) ESE 
   – London  346 mi (557 km) SSE 
Civil parishFalkirk
Council areaFalkirk
Lieutenancy areaStirling and Falkirk
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town FALKIRK
Postcode district FK1
Dialling code 01324
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentFalkirk
Scottish ParliamentFalkirk West
Websitefalkirk.gov.uk
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 56°00′17″N 3°49′03″W / 56.004596°N 3.817454°W / 56.004596; -3.817454

Camelon (/ˈkeɪmələn/; Scots: Caimlan, Scottish Gaelic: Camlann)[2] is a large settlement within the Falkirk council area, Scotland. The village is in the Forth Valley, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) west of Falkirk, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south of Larbert and 2.6 miles (4.2 km) east of Bonnybridge. The main road through Camelon is the A803 road which links the village to Falkirk.

At the time of the 2001 census, Camelon had a population of 4,508.[1]

History

Camelon was the site of a flight of locks which joined the Union Canal with the Forth and Clyde Canal, this was replaced in 2002 with the Falkirk Wheel, a rotating boat lift.

Camelon is the site of a series of Roman fortifications[3] (Alauna Civitas)[4] on the Antonine Wall.[5]

The Union Inn, named for the Union Canal, reflected in the canal

Mariners Day

Mariners Day is an annual children fayre held on the second Saturday in June. It includes a parade, crowning ceremony of the Queen along with fun and games for the children of Camelon.[6]

Transport

Camelon has good access for a village of its size with Camelon railway station lying on the Cumbernauld Line and the Edinburgh to Dunblane line. Next to the station there are amenities including the Mariner Leisure Centre. The main road through Camelon is the A803 road which provides access to Falkirk.

Sport

Camelon is home to the junior football club Camelon Juniors, founded in 1920 and currently compete in the East Region Super League.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 No 3 - 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards Archived June 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-08
  2. ↑ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland Archived January 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ http://www.roman-britain.org/places/camelon.htm
  4. ↑ http://comp.uark.edu/~mreynold/recint2.htm
  5. ↑ Villages of Falkirk - Camelon www.electricscotland.com. Retrieved 2011-05-08
  6. ↑ Jill Buchanan (25 October 2014). "Camelon Mariners may be on the march again". Falkirk Herald.
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