Twechar

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Twechar is a small former mining village in Scotland, situated on the Forth and Clyde Canal between Glasgow and Falkirk.

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Twechar canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former mining village
village
closestMotorway M80 motorway
country Scotland
crossedBy Twechar Bridge
developmentType former mining community regeneration area
distanceToFalkirk_km approximately 18
distanceToGlasgowCityCentre_km approximately 16
governingCouncilArea East Dunbartonshire Council
hasCanalFeature Forth and Clyde Canal towpath
hasCanalLock Twechar Lock
hasCommunityEvent Twechar Gala Day
hasCommunityFacility Twechar Healthy Living and Enterprise Centre
hasDialCode 01236
hasFootballClub Twechar AFC
hasMiningHeritage miners’ rows housing history
hasNearbyRomanFort Auchendavy Roman fort
Bar Hill Roman fort
Croy Hill Roman fort
linked to: Bar Hill Roman fort
hasNearbyRomanSite Antonine Wall
hasPostcodeDistrict G65
hasPostTown Glasgow
hasPrimarySchool Twechar Primary School
hasRecreationalFacility Twechar Outdoor Gym
hasRegenerationProjects canal-side improvements
housing redevelopment
hasReligiousBuilding Twechar Parish Church
historicalCounty Dunbartonshire
linked to: Dumbartonshire
historicalIndustry coal mining
lieutenancyArea Dunbartonshire
linked to: Dumbartonshire
locatedBetween Falkirk
Glasgow
locatedIn East Dunbartonshire
locatedOn Forth and Clyde Canal
nearbyColliery Gartshore Colliery
Twechar Colliery
nearbyTown Kilsyth
Kirkintilloch
OSGridReference NS7074
parliamentaryConstituencyScotland Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
parliamentaryConstituencyUK Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
region Central Scotland
linked to: central Scotland
transportByRoad B8023 road
usedFor boating
cycling
walking

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East Dunbartonshire contains Twechar
East Dunbartonshire contains Twechar