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Alexandria (Scots: The Vale, [2] Scottish Gaelic: Alexandria [3]) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The town is on the River Leven, three miles (five kilometres) north of Dumbarton and 15 mi (24 km) north-west of Glasgow.
The area is mentioned in a charter of 1225 giving the monks from Paisley Abbey fishing rights on the east bank of the River Leven at the Linbrane pool. [3] [4] Bonhill Parish was noted in a charter of 1270 as "the parish of Buthehille", and the name became Bonyle about 1550, with the variants Binnuill, Bonuil and Bonill appearing before Bonhill was adopted by 1700.
Jamestown (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Sheumais, pronounced [ˈpalə ˈheːməʃ]; Scots: Jeamstoun) is a village in the Vale of Leven conurbation in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Located on the east bank of the River Leven, it is sandwiched between Balloch to the north and Bonhill to the south.
His 2012 book Leaving Alexandria: A Memoir of Faith and Doubt talks about his life from childhood, [6] and his 2016 book, A Little History of Religion (published by Yale University Press), has [clarification needed] received positive reviews from Peter Stanford of The Observer, [7] Ian Thomson of The Financial Times ("exhaustive account ...
The Vale of Leven is the valley of the River Leven between Loch Lomond in the north and the River Clyde at Dumbarton in the south. To the east are the Kilpatrick Hills.The western hills form a minor off-shoot of the Scottish Highlands, comprising Ben Bouie, Mount Mallow and Carman muir.
Balloch is at the north end of the Vale of Leven, straddling the River Leven itself. It connects to the larger town of Alexandria and to the smaller village of Jamestown, both of which are located to its south. It also borders the Kilpatrick Hills. To the east of the town lies the major local authority housing scheme in the area known as 'The ...
Vale of Leven Rovers F.C. (Alexandria) W. West Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency) This page was last edited on 10 October 2020, at 21:52 (UTC). Text is ...
The Vale of Leven is a collection of communities in the northern part of the river, whilst the town of Dumbarton sits at the southern end. Dumbarton Castle sits at the confluence of the river with the Clyde. The Leven is a relatively short river but is widely claimed to be the second fastest flowing river in Scotland, after the River Spey. [2]