Kippen
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Not to be confused with Kippens, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Kippen is a village in west Stirlingshire, Scotland. It lies between the Gargunnock Hills and the Fintry Hills and overlooks the Carse of Forth to the north. The village is 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of Stirling and 20 mi (32 km) north of Glasgow. It is 4+1⁄2 mi (7 km) south-east of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Scotland's first National Park.
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Kippen
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Main Street, Kippen | |
Location within the Stirling council area | |
Population | 1,100 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | NS650948 |
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Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Stirling |
Postcode district | FK8 |
Dialling code | 01786 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
56.127°N 4.173°W / 56.127; -4.173 |
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The village lies on the line of an eighteenth-century military road between Stirling and Balloch, although a bypass around the village was built in 1971 meaning Kippen no longer lies on the A811. According to the 2001 census, the population of Kippen was 1,140.[2]