Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Balfron

Balfron, par. and vil., W. Stirlingshire, 20 miles SW. of Stirling by rail, 7820 ac., pop. 1327; vil., pop. 970; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. The vil. is 1¾ mile E. of the ry. sta.; cotton-spinning is carried on.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Balfron ScoP       Stirlingshire ScoCnty
Place: Balfron

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