Alva
Alva is a small village in Clackmannanshire, embeded in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is one of a number of communities located on to the south of the Ochil Hills, jointly described as the Hillfoots Towns or simply The Hillfoots. It lies between Tillicoultry and Menstrie. Alva had a resident population of 5,181 at the 2001 census however this has actually given that been modified to 4,960 in 2006. It boasts numerous features such as a park with an occasion hall and also a recently opened up exterior health club, and is the house of Alva Academy. Alva was traditionally in an exclave of Stirlingshire, yet it was moved to Clackmannanshire in 1891.