ALEXANDRIA, town in Bonhill parish, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, on the right bank of the Leven, about 3m. N. of Dum barton, served by the L.N.E.R. and L.M.S.R. It owes its origin almost entirely to cotton printing and bleaching works based on an abundant supply of excellent water and contains a large Turkey-red dyeing establishment. Pop. (192I) 5,600. Alexandria is connected with Bonhill, on the opposite bank of the river, by a bridge which replaced in 1898 one bought three years earlier by the county council from the Smollett family, who have been closely associated with the district since the time of Sir James Smollett, the novelist's grandfather. Alexandria takes the name from a member of this family, Alexander Smollett. The industries of Bonhill are calico printing, dyeing and bleach ing. Pop. (1921) of parish 1°,359. Jamestown, about mi. N.E. of Alexandria, with a station on the L. and N.E. railway, con tains some of the largest cotton printing works in Scotland. Pop. of parish 0920 2,38g.