Carron, Falkirk

Village in Scotland

Human settlement in Scotland

Carron

Location within the Falkirk council area

Population2,380 (2020)^[1]OS grid referenceNS885826• Edinburgh24.0 mi (38.6 km) ESE• London347 mi (558 km) SSECivil parish

Larbert

Council area

Falkirk

Lieutenancy area

Stirling and Falkirk

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townFalkirkPostcode districtFK2Dialling code01324PoliceScotlandFire Scottish Ambulance Scottish UK Parliament

Falkirk

Scottish Parliament

Falkirk East

WebsiteFalkirk Council

List of places: UK; Scotland

56°01′26″N 3°47′23″W / 56.0238°N 3.7896°W / 56.0238; -3.7896

Carron (Scottish Gaelic: Carrann) is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is in the Forth Valley, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Falkirk, 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Grangemouth and 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) southeast of Stenhousemuir. Carron is contiguous with village of Carronshore to the east.

Carron is north of the River Carron. The B902 road runs through Carron. The 2001 Census recorded Carron's population as 2,567.^[2]

Carron Company

The Carron Company ironworks was founded in Carron in 1759. The company introduced to Scotland the then novel method of smelting iron using coke instead of charcoal. They were associated with Boulton & Watt both as suppliers and customers. By 1814 they company was reputed to be the largest ironworks in Europe, employing 2,000 men. It developed the carronade, a short barrelled cannon. The company became insolvent in 1987 and was resurrected as Carron Phoenix. It is now owned by Franke UK, based in Manchester, and manufactures kitchen sinks.

Notable people

The lawyer, SNP activist and anti-nuclear campaigner Willie McRae was born in Carron in 1923.^[3]

References

^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "No 3 – 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards" (PDF). Falkirk Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^ Murray, Paula (30 November 2014). "SNP activist 'killed over child sex files'". Scottish Sunday Express. Northern & Shell. Retrieved 22 January 2015.