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Dumbarton
Sign in to saveDumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Dumbarton is referenced by 1,465 other articles, and connects out to Scottish Gaelic, Jackie Stewart and Celtic Britons.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including County towns in Scotland, Dumbarton and Large burghs.
Its subject is documented across 48 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.official_name
- Dumbarton
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Dùn Breatann, Dùn Breatainn
- UK place.scots_name
- Dumbairton, Dumbartoun, Dumbertan
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS397759
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- West Dunbartonshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Dunbartonshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- West Dunbartonshire
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Dumbarton
- UK place.post_town
- DUMBARTON
- UK place.postcode_district
- G82
- UK place.postcode_area
- G
- UK place.dial_code
- 01389
- UK place.edinburgh_distance
- 54 mi (87 km) E
- UK place.london_distance
- 356 mi (574 km) SSE
- UK place.static_image
- File:Dumbarton from the northeast.jpg
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Dùn Breatainn
- Population
- 20560
- Image
- River Leven at Dumbarton - geograph.org.uk - 366291.jpg
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- Commons category
- Dumbarton
- OS grid reference
- NS397759
- postal code
- G82
- P8168
- Mestalla Stadium
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Encyclopedic overview
27 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- 13th century to 19th century
- 20th century
- Castle
- Levengrove Park
- Geography and governance
- Districts
- Education
- Economy and transport
- Shipbuilding
- William Denny and Brothers
- Whisky
- Inverleven distillery
- Other industries
- Transport
- Media
- Culture
- Sports
- Arts
- Royal Scottish Pipe Band Championships
- Theatre
- Overtoun House
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990.
Dumbarton was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde, and later the county town of Dunbartonshire. Dumbarton Castle, on top of Dumbarton Rock, dominates the area. Dumbarton was a royal burgh between 1222 and 1975.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dumbarton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
3 mapped locations