Grangemouth

Grangemouth est une ville d'Écosse, ancien burgh du council (secteur) de Falkirk. La ville est située dans la Vallée du Forth, sur les rives du Firth of Forth (estuaire du Forth), à 3 miles (4,8 km) à l'est de Falkirk, à 5 miles (8,0 km) à l'ouest de Bo'ness et 13 miles (20,9 km) au sud-est de Stirling. Grangemouth avait une population résidente de 17 906 selon le recensement de 2001. La croissance de Grangemouth en tant que ville reposait principalement sur sa situation géographique. À l'origine un port animé, le commerce faisait prospérer la ville avec la construction du canal de Forth et Clyde et Clyde au XVIIIe siècle. De nos jours, l'économie de Grangemouth est principalement axée sur l'industrie pétrochimique importante de la région qui comprend la raffinerie de pétrole, qui appartient à Ineos, l'une des plus grandes de son genre en Europe.[réf. souhaitée] La ville est jumelée avec La Porte (Indiana) et Créteil (Île-de-France) dans le cadre de la zone de Falkirk conseil.

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Grangemouth (Scots: Grangemooth; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ghrainnse, pronounced [ˈiɲɪɾʲ ˈɣɾaiɲʃə]) is a town in the Falkirk council area in the central belt of Scotland. Historically part of the county of Stirlingshire, the town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the Firth of Forth, three miles (five kilometres) east of Falkirk, five miles (eight kilometres) west of Bo'ness and 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Stirling. Grangemouth had a resident population of 17,906 according to the 2001 Census. Preliminary figures from the 2011 census reported the number as 17,373. Grangemouth's original growth as a town relied mainly on its geographical location. Originally a bustling port, trade flowed through the town with the construction of the Forth and Clyde Canal in the 18th century. Nowadays, the economy of Grangemouth is focused primarily on the large petrochemical industry of the area which includes the oil refinery, owned by Ineos, one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The town is twinned with La Porte, Indiana, U.S.. Residents of the town are known as Portonians.

Grangemouth Municipal Buildings

Grangemouth Municipal Buildings, also known as Grangemouth Municipal Chambers, is a municipal structure in Bo'ness Road, Grangemouth, Scotland. The structure was the headquarters of Grangemouth Burgh Council.

Grangemouth Town Hall

Grangemouth Town Hall is a municipal structure in Bo'ness Road, Grangemouth, Scotland. The structure was the meeting place of Grangemouth Burgh Council until 1937 and remains the main events venue in the area.

Grangemouth TMD

Grangemouth TMD was a traction maintenance depot located in Grangemouth, Scotland. The depot was situated on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line and was near Falkirk Grahamston station. The depot code is GM.

INEOS Grangemouth

INEOS Grangemouth is a petrochemical complex located adjacent the closed Grangemouth Refinery on the Firth of Forth in Grangemouth, Scotland. Built by BP but latterly operated by INEOS, it houses the last operating ethylene cracker in the UK. It forms one of the INEOS group's major manufacturing sites, producing approximately 1.4 million tonnes per annum of products.