Fintry
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For the provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, see Fintry Provincial Park and Protected Area. For district of the city of Dundee, see Fintry, Dundee.
Coordinates: 56°03′12″N 4°13′27″W / 56.053350°N 4.224040°W
| Fintry | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Fionn Treabh | |
 Looking down on Fintry from the north slopes of the Campsie Fells |
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 Fintry
Fintry shown within the Stirling council area |
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| Population | 691 |
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| OS grid reference | NS615865 |
| Council area | Stirling |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G63 0** |
| Dialling code | 01360 |
| Police | Central Scotland |
| Fire | Central Scotland |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Fintry is a small village in central Scotland, nestled in the strath of the Endrick Water between the Campsie Fells and the Fintry Hills, some 19 miles (30.5 km) north of Glasgow. It is within the local government council area of Stirling. The 2001 census results show that Fintry and the surrounding rural area had a population of 691.[1]
Fintry is a Church of Scotland Parish in the Presbytery of Stirling. The parish minister for Fintry is shared with Balfron with the Manse located there.
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[edit] External links
- Undiscovered Scotland's page on Fintry
- Stirling Council's resources for Fintry
- Fintry Sports Club
- Fintry Community Council
- Fintry Renewable Energy Enterprise
- Fintry Development Trust
- Wind power makes village the ‘greenest in Scotland’
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