Camelon

Camelon
Scottish Gaelic: *Camalan*
Scots: *Caimlan*
Camelon Scottish Gaelic: Camalan; Scots: Caimlan;
	Camelon swing bridge over the Forth and Clyde Canal at Camelon lock.
	Camelon Location within the Falkirk council area
Population	4,508 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	NS867805
• Edinburgh	24.7 mi (39.8 km) ESE
• London	346 mi (557 km) SSE
Civil parish	Falkirk;
Council area	Falkirk;
Lieutenancy area	Stirling and Falkirk;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FALKIRK
Postcode district	FK1
Dialling code	01324
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Falkirk;
Scottish Parliament	Falkirk West;
Website	falkirk.gov.uk

Camelon (/ˈkeɪmələn/; Scots: Caimlan, Scottish Gaelic: Camalan) 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.

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