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Balloch, West Dunbartonshire

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Balloch is served by Balloch Primary School and St Kessog's Primary school, both located at the newly built Balloch Campus. Balloch Primary School is the result of a merger between Haldane Primary School and Jamestown Primary School In 2018.
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service. The largest number of boats cruising on Loch Lomond leave from Balloch. The village is also the home of Dunkirk vessel Skylark IX which helped rescue 600 troops during
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meaning "a pass". Using the former derivation, Balloch means "village on the loch", i.e. the nearby Loch Lomond, but this would be Baile Loch.
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in the village. The Loch Lomond Youth Soccer Festival used to take place in the village. "Lochfoot" in the Jean Robertson novels of
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With its accessible location at the southern end of Loch Lomond and just off the main road from
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also runs from Balloch. The village was formerly served by two railway stations on the
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goes from Dumbarton to Balloch. The Glasgow to Loch Lomond cycle path (part of
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is located around 16 miles (26 km) to the southeast. Balloch lies on the
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is currently being restored at Balloch pier and the
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Scottish Gaelic

Maid of the Loch
Balloch is located in West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire
OS grid reference
NS390820
Edinburgh
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Bonhill
Council area
West Dunbartonshire
Lieutenancy area
Dunbartonshire
Country
Scotland
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
G83
Dialling code
Police
Scotland
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UK Parliament
West Dunbartonshire

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