Dunblane
Sign in to saveDunblane (, ) is a town in the council area of Stirling, in central Scotland; it is inside the historic boundaries of the county of Perthshire. It is a commuter town, with many residents making use of good transport links to much of the Central Belt, including Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Road junction from bridge, Dunblane. - geograph.org.uk - 1505186.jpg
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Dunblane
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Dùn Bhlàthain
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Part of Dunblane town centre
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NN779007
- UK place.community_scotland
- Dunblane
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Stirling
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Stirling and Falkirk
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Stirling and Strathallan
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
- UK place.post_town
- DUNBLANE
- UK place.postcode_district
- FK15
- UK place.postcode_area
- FK
- UK place.dial_code
- 01786
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 359
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Massacre
- Governance and status
- Amenities
- Retail
- Religion
- Leighton Library
- Dunblane Centre
- Hotels
- Clubs and societies
- Education
- Transport
- Notable former and current residents
- References
- External links
Dunblane (, ) is a town in the council area of Stirling, in central Scotland; it is inside the historic boundaries of the county of Perthshire. It is a commuter town, with many residents making use of good transport links to much of the Central Belt, including Glasgow and Edinburgh.
The town is built on the banks of the Allan Water (or River Allan), a tributary of the River Forth. Dunblane Cathedral is its most prominent landmark. It had a population of 8,114 at the 2001 census, which grew to 8,811 at the 2011 census; both of these figures were computed according to the 2010 definition of the locality. In mid-2016 it was estimated that the population had grown to 9,410.