Helensburgh
Helensburgh
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 Colquhoun Square, showing Helensburgh Parish Church and plinths for the Outdoor Museum |
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 Helensburgh
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| Helensburgh shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| Population | 13,660 (General Register Office for Scotland 2008-based Settlement Estimates) |
| OS grid reference | NS298833 |
| • Edinburgh | 61 mi (98 km) E |
| • London | 363 mi (586 km) SSE |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HELENSBURGH |
| Postcode district | G84 |
| Dialling code | 01436 |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Helensburgh (/ˈhɛlənzbrə/; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Eilidh, lit. 'town (or burgh) of Helen') is a town within the Helensburgh and Lomond Area of Argyll and Bute Council, Scotland. It also has its own Community Council. Until local government reorganisation in 1996 Helensburgh was in Dumbarton District and hence also in Strathclyde Region; prior to 1975 it was a small burgh within Dunbartonshire. In the Middle Ages it was within the Earldom of Lennox, an area sometimes referred to as The Lennox. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the mouth of the Gareloch is close to the western boundary of the town.
Helensburgh is 25 miles (40 km) north-west of Glasgow. The town faces south towards Greenock across the Firth of Clyde, which is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) wide at this point. Ocean-going ships can call at Greenock, but the shore at Helensburgh is very shallow, although to the west of the town the Gareloch is deep.
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