Carron, Falkirk

{{Short description|Village in Scotland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Carron

| gaelic_name = Carrann

| scots_name =

| local_name =

| static_image_name = Carronshore Road - geograph.org.uk - 199215.jpg

| static_image_caption = Carronshore Road, Carron

| static_image_alt = Carronshore Road, Carron

| label_position = bottom

| country = Scotland

| population = {{Scottish locality populations|name|POP=Carron}}

| population_ref = ({{United Kingdom statistics year|ScotSettlement}}){{Scotland settlement population citation}}

| area_total_sq_mi =

| os_grid_reference = NS885826

| edinburgh_distance = {{convert|24.0|mi|abbr=on}} ESE

| london_distance = {{convert|347|mi|abbr=on}} SSE

| map_alt = Carron is in the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.

| coordinates = {{coord|56.0238|-3.7896|display=inline,title}}

| post_town = Falkirk

| postcode_area = FK

| postcode_district = FK2

| dial_code = 01324

| constituency_westminster = Falkirk

| civil_parish = Larbert

| unitary_scotland = Falkirk

| lieutenancy_scotland = Stirling and Falkirk

| constituency_scottish_parliament = Falkirk East

| website = [http://www.falkirk.gov.uk Falkirk Council]

}}

Carron ({{langx|gd|Carrann}}) is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is in the Forth Valley, about {{convert|2|mi}} north of Falkirk, {{convert|3|mi|0}} north-west of Grangemouth and {{convert|1/2|mi|1}} southeast of Stenhousemuir. Carron is contiguous with village of Carronshore to the east.

Carron is north of the River Carron. The B902 road runs through Carron. The 2001 Census recorded Carron's population as 2,567.{{Cite web |url=http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/corporate_neighbourhood/policy_performance_review/research_information/PDFs/census_information/No3.pdf |title=No 3 – 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards |publisher=Falkirk Council |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603231222/http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/corporate_neighbourhood/policy_performance_review/research_information/PDFs/census_information/No3.pdf |archive-date=June 3, 2011 |access-date=27 April 2011}}