Tullibody
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 8 ′ N , 3 ° 50 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 8809 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | ALLOA | ||
| ZIP code section | FK10 | ||
| prefix | 01259 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Clackmannanshire | ||
| British Parliament | Ochil and South Perthshire | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Clackmannanshire and Dunblane | ||
Tullibody ( Scottish Gaelic Tulach Bòide ) is a small town in the Scottish Council Area Clackmannanshire . It is located in the Central Lowlands about three kilometers northwest of Alloa and six kilometers east-northeast of Stirling . In 2011 Tullibody had 8809 inhabitants.
The old settlement of Tullibody grew into a town in the course of industrialization in the 19th century. There have been two whiskey distilleries in Tullibody throughout history . The Cambus distillery , founded in 1813, produced grain whiskey and was shut down in 1993. With it the Devon Bridge was built . Between 1957 and 1980 the Strathmore distillery (also known as North of Scotland ) also produced grain whiskey here. The buildings have been partially demolished.
Personalities
- Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801), General
- James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline (1776–1858), lawyer and politician
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ Entry on the Cambus distillery on Whiskiesofscotland.com
- ↑ Information about the Cambus distillery at scotlandsplaces.gov.uk ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
Commons : Tullibody - collection of images, videos and audio files
