Standburn
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A road which runs through Standburn The village of Standburn |
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Standburn shown within the Falkirk council area
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Population | 149 [1] (2001 census) |
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OS grid reference | NS925745 |
Civil parish | Muiravonside |
Council area | Falkirk |
Lieutenancy area | Stirling and Falkirk |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FALKIRK |
Postcode district | FK1 |
Dialling code | 01324 |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | Linlithgow and East Falkirk |
Scottish Parliament | Falkirk East |
Website | falkirk.gov.uk |
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Standburn is a small village which lies within the Falkirk council area in central Scotland. It is located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south-west of Maddiston, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north-east of Avonbridge and 4.0 miles (6.4 km) south east of Falkirk. The entire village is located along a section of the B825 road between Avonbridge and Loan.
The United Kingdom Census 2001 reported the population as 149 residents, a figure almost unchanged from the census of 1991
Drumbowie Environment Action Group is a charitable organisation which owns Drumbowie Park to the north of Standburn, this community woodland is open to the public.
Standburn was a mining community with several active pits until the 1950s. The pits were individually numbered and all prefixed by Gateside.[citation needed] The bings from the mining days can still be seen although the land has now been planted with trees and named Gateside Woodland.
See also
References
- ↑ No 3 - 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-02
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