Milton, West Dunbartonshire

Milton

A view of Dumbuck Hill from Milton
Milton
 Milton shown within West Dunbartonshire
OS grid referenceNS426743
Council areaWest Dunbartonshire
Lieutenancy areaDunbartonshire
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DUMBARTON
Postcode district G82
Dialling code 01389
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentWest Dunbartonshire
Scottish ParliamentDumbarton
List of places
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Coordinates: 55°56′10″N 4°31′08″W / 55.936°N 4.519°W / 55.936; -4.519

Milton (historically Milton of Colquhoun) is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

It lies about 1 mile (2 km) east of Dumbarton, on the A82 Glasgow-Loch Lomond road and below the Overtoun Bridge.

It previously had a primary school. The first school was in what is now quite an old building on the road to Overtoun. The second school building was on the main road, it was still open in the early 2000s. Milton also has an SSPCA animal rescue centre. It also includes Dumbuck Quarry, which has removed a large part of Dumbuck Hill. A railway line runs past the village but it has never had a station.

Its main claim to fame is that it was the home of Jackie Stewart, the racing driver. His family ran the Dumbuck Garage in the village. Another native is Ian Napier, the fighter ace.[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/scotland/napier2.php Retrieved on 24 March 2010.
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