CLACKMANNANSHIRE

'Clackmannanshire' (''Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn'' in Gaelic; nicknamed "the wee county") is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife.
The council area was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, with the boundaries of the former Clackmannan district of the Central region. The district had been created in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to include the county of Clackmannan and Muckhart area of the county of Perth.
According to the legislation of 1996, the council area was to have the name, ''Clackmannan'', of the former district, but this was changed to ''Clackmannanshire'', by the council using its own powers.
In terms of population, it is the smallest council area in mainland Scotland, with a population of 49,000, around half of whom live in the main town, Alloa, which is the administrative centre, having outgrown the town of Clackmannan in 1822.
The motto of Clackmannanshire is 'Look Aboot Ye' (''Circumspice'' in Latin).

Contents

Council political composition

Geography

Economy

History

Towns and villages

Places of interest

External links

Council political composition

	'Party'	'Councillors'
	Labour	8
	Scottish National Party	7
	Conservative	1
	Liberal Democrat	1
	Independent	1

Geography

The Ochil Hills lie in the northern part of the area. It mostly comprises a lowland plain, forming the straths of the River Forth and of the River Devon, which joins the Forth near Cambus.

Economy

The main industries are agriculture, brewing, and formerly coal mining. In 2006, permission was given for a waterfront development of the Docks area of Alloa, which has been in decline since the 1960s. A new railway line connecting Kincardine and Stirling, reconnecting Alloa to the national rail network for the first time since 1968, is currently under construction.

History

Between 1889 and 1975, the County of Clackmannan was a local government county, bordering on Perthshire, Stirlingshire and Fife. As Scotland's smallest historic county, it is often nicknamed 'The Wee County'

Towns and villages

★ Alloa - administrative centre

★ Alva

★ Clackmannan

★ Coalsnaughton

★ Devonside

★ Dollar

★ Fishcross

★ Glenochil

★ Menstrie

★ Muckhart

★ Sauchie

★ Tillicoultry

★ Tullibody

Places of interest

★ Alloa Tower

★ Ben Cleuch

★ Castle Campbell

★ Gartmorn Dam

★ Menstrie Castle

External links

★ Clacksweb - Clackmannanshire Council Online

★ ClacksNet - Clackmannanshire's Community Network

★ Census 2001 Information (PDF)

★ National Library of Scotland - Clackmannanshire Map ca. 1681

★ Look Aboot Ye - Clackmannanshire Community News, Information and Forums