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Also known as Clackmannan, Clackmannan (district)

Clackmannanshire (; ; ), or the County of Clackmannan, is a historic county, council area, registration county and lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth and Kinross. To the south, it is separated from Falkirk by the Firth of Forth. In terms of historic counties it borders Perthshire, Stirlingshire and Fife.

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Clackmannanshire is a council area in central Scotland located between Stirling, Fife, and Perth and Kinross, with the Firth of Forth separating it from Falkirk to the south. It serves as a local government and administrative region in Scotland with historical significance as a traditional county.

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Key facts

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Clackmannanshire
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Lieutenancy and council area
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Coat of arms of Clackmannanshire.svg
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Clackmannanshire UK location map.svg
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Clackmannanshire shown within Scotland
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Sovereign state
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United Kingdom
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Country
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Scotland
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Lieutenancy area
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Unitary authority
Settlement.established_date
1 April 1996
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AdministrativeHQ
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Kilncraigs, Alloa
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Council
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Clackmannanshire Council
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Control
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MPs

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23 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Administrative history
  • Governance
  • Political control
  • Leadership
  • Composition
  • Premises
  • Elections
  • Wards
  • Communities
  • Town twinning
  • Coat of arms
  • Wider politics
  • Parliamentary constituencies
  • Demographics
  • Languages
  • Geography
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Settlements
  • Places of interest
  • References
  • External links

Clackmannanshire (; ; ), or the County of Clackmannan, is a historic county, council area, registration county and lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth and Kinross. To the south, it is separated from Falkirk by the Firth of Forth. In terms of historic counties it borders Perthshire, Stirlingshire and Fife.

The name consists of elements from three languages. The first element is from meaning "Stone". Mannan is a derivative of the Brythonic name of the Manaw, the Iron Age tribe who inhabited the area. The final element is the English word shire. As Britain's smallest historic county, it is often nicknamed "The Wee County". When written, Clackmannanshire is commonly abbreviated to Clacks.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Clackmannanshire” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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