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  1. History

     Battles of Falkirk 

  2. Government and politics

  3. Geography

     Climate 

  4. Demography

  5. Economy

  6. Infrastructure

     Health  Transport 

  7. Education

     Further education  Secondary schools 

  8. Culture

     Media  Recreation  Landmarks  Religion 

  9. Sport

     Football  Men's  Women's  Roller Derby  Rugby  Hockey  Basketball  Archery 

  10. Twin towns

  11. Notable people

     Art and literature  Business and industry  Historical  Media and entertainment  Politics and society  Science and technology  Sport and recreation 

  12. References

  13. Sources

  14. External links

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Falkirk ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɔː|l|k|ɜːr|k}}; {{lang-sco|The Fawkirk}}; {{lang-gd|An Eaglais Bhreac}}) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, {{convert|23.3|mi|km|1}} north-west of Edinburgh and {{convert|20.5|mi|km|1}} north-east of Glasgow.

Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the 2001 UK Census. The population of the town had risen to 34,570 according to a 2008 estimate, making it the 20th most populous settlement in Scotland. Falkirk is the main town and administrative centre of the Falkirk council area, which has an overall population of 156,800 [2] and inholds the nearby towns of Grangemouth, Bo'ness, Denny, Larbert and Stenhousemuir.

The town is at the junction of the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals, a location which proved key to its growth as a centre of heavy industry during the Industrial Revolution. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Falkirk was at the centre of the iron and steel industry, underpinned by the Carron Company in nearby Carron. The company was responsible for making carronades for the Royal Navy and later manufactured pillar boxes. Within the last fifty years, heavy industry has waned, and the economy relies increasingly on retail and tourism. Despite this, Falkirk remains the home of many international companies like Alexander Dennis; the largest bus production company in the United Kingdom.

Falkirk has a long association with the publishing industry. The company now known as Johnston Press was established in the town in 1846. The company, now based in Edinburgh, produces the Falkirk Herald, the largest selling weekly newspaper in Scotland.

Attractions in and around Falkirk include the Falkirk Wheel, The Helix, The Kelpies, Callendar House and Park and remnants of the Antonine Wall. In a 2011 poll conducted by STV, it was voted as Scotland's most beautiful town, ahead of Perth and Stirling in second and third place respectively.

History

An Eaglais Bhreac is a derivative formed from the Scottish Gaelic cognate of the first recorded name Ecclesbrith from the Brittonic for "speckled church",[3] presumably referring to a church building built of many-coloured stones. The Scottish Gaelic name was translated into Scots as Fawkirk (literally "variegated church"[3]), then later amended to the modern English name of Falkirk. The Latin name Varia Capella also has the same meaning.[4] Falkirk Old Parish Church stands on the site of the medieval church, which may have been founded as early as the 7th century.[5]

The Antonine Wall, which stretches across the centre of Scotland, passed through the town and remnants of it can be seen at Callendar Park. Similar to Hadrian's Wall but built of turf rather than stone so less of it has survived, it marked the northern frontier of the Roman Empire between the Firth of Forth and Firth of Clyde during the AD 140s.[6] Much of the best evidence of Roman occupation in Scotland has been found in Falkirk, including a large hoard of Roman coins and a cloth of tartan, thought to be the oldest ever recorded.[7] A Roman fort was confirmed to be found by Geoff Bailey in the Pleasance area of Falkirk in 1991.[8] A Roman themed park at Callendar House was awarded lottery funding to help raise awareness of the wall.[9]

In the 18th century the area was the cradle of Scotlands's Industrial Revolution, becoming the earliest major centre of the iron-casting industry. James Watt cast some of the beams for his early steam engine designs at the Carron Iron Works in 1765. The area was at the forefront of canal construction when the Forth and Clyde Canal opened in 1790.[10] The Union Canal (1822) provided a link to Edinburgh and early railway development followed in the 1830s and 1840s.[11] The canals brought economic wealth to Falkirk and led to the town's growth. Through time, trunk roads and motorways followed the same canal corridors through the Falkirk area, linking the town with the rest of Scotland. Many companies set up work in Falkirk due to its expansion. A large brickworks was set up at this time, owned by the Howie family. During the 19th century, Falkirk became the first town in Great Britain to have a fully automated system of street lighting, designed and implemented by a local firm, Thomas Laurie & Co Ltd.[12]

Battles of Falkirk

Two important battles have taken place at Falkirk:

  • The Battle of Falkirk fought on 22 July 1298, saw the defeat of William Wallace by King Edward I of England.
  • The Battle of Falkirk Muir took place on 17 January 1746, the Jacobites under Charles Edward Stuart defeated a government army commanded by Lieutenant General Henry Hawley.

Government and politics

In terms of local government the town sits at the heart of Falkirk Council area, one of the 32 unitary authorities of Scotland formed by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994. The headquarters of the council are located in the Municipal Buildings, adjacent to Falkirk Town Hall, on West Bridge Street in the centre of town.[13] The Council has been led by an SNP minority since 2017.[14] The current Leader of the Council is Cllr Cecil Meiklejohn.[15]

Falkirk is located within the Scottish parliamentary constituency of Falkirk West which elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) under the first past the post system.[16] The current MSP is Michael Matheson, who won the seat at the 2007 Scottish Parliament General Election. The previous MSP, Dennis Canavan, who sat as an Independent, was elected with the largest majority in the Scottish parliament representing Falkirk's electorate's displeasure with New Labour, but stepped down in 2007 for family reasons.[16] Canavan, who announced in an open letter to his constituents in January 2007, that he was stepping down from representative politics at the Scottish Parliament election, 2007 had been an MSP or MP for the area for over 30 years.[17] The constituency of Falkirk West also sits in the Central Scotland Scottish Parliament electoral region which returns seven MSPs under the additional member system used to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament.[18]

In the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the town is entirely contained within the UK parliamentary constituency of Falkirk which elects one member to the House of Commons under the plurality system.[19] The constituency also takes in surrounding villages and is currently represented by John McNally of the Scottish National Party.[19] Traditionally, Falkirk had been seen as a stronghold for the Labour Party.[20]

At EU level, Falkirk is part of the pan-Scotland European Parliament constituency which elects six Members of the European Parliament (MEP)s using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

Geography

Falkirk is located in an area of undulating topography between the Slamannan Plateau and the upper reaches of the Firth of Forth. The area to the north of Falkirk is part of the floodplain of the River Carron. Two tributaries of the River Carron - the East Burn and the West Burn flow through the town and form part of its natural drainage system.[21] Falkirk sits at between 50 metres (164 ft) and 125 metres (410 ft) above sea level.[22]

The underlying geology of the town of Falkirk is characterised by glacial deposits. Elevations above {{convert|100|m|ft|0}} are covered by a mixture of glacial till and boulder clay with low-lying areas covered by sandy soils and loams.[22] As Falkirk is not far from the coast, post-glacial features akin to raised beaches are particularly predominant to the north of the town centre, and this gives rise to differing elevations within the town.[22]

Unsorted glacial till gives rise to such features of glacial deposition as eskers, and drumlins which are predominant over much of the area. Such elements provide natural transport routes and it is this complex underlying geology that the town is built upon.[22]

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|Northwest = Stirling
|North = Stenhousemuir
|Northeast = Grangemouth, Dunfermline
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|East = Linlithgow
|Southwest = Cumbernauld, Glasgow
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Climate

Like much of the rest of Scotland, Falkirk has a temperate maritime climate, which is relatively mild despite its northerly latitude. Winters are especially mild given that Moscow and Labrador lie on the same latitude, with daytime temperatures rarely falling below freezing, or {{convert|0|C|F|0}}. Summer temperatures are comparatively cool, with daily upper maxima rarely exceeding {{convert|23|C|F|0|lk=on}}. The proximity of the town to the sea mitigates any large variations in temperature or extremes of climate. The prevailing wind direction is from the south-west, which is associated with warm, unstable air from the Gulf Stream that gives rise to rainfall. Winds from an easterly direction are usually drier but colder. Rainfall is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year. Vigorous Atlantic depressions - sometimes called European windstorms can affect the town between October and March. The highest recorded temperature was 31.5C in August 2010.

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|Aug high C = 19.5
|Sep high C = 16.9
|Oct high C = 13.2
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|Nov mean C = 6.4
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Demography

The United Kingdom Census 2001 identified the town as having a total resident population of 32,422.[24] The population was estimated at 34,570 in 2008[25] which makes the town the 20th most populous settlement in Scotland. The wider Falkirk area which includes Grangemouth, Larbert and Stenhousemuir has an overall population of 98,940 making this the 5th largest urban area after Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee.[26] The population of the town and surrounding area is forecast to grow over the next ten years, primarily due to net in migration from other parts of Scotland and the UK.[27] Unemployment in the Falkirk area is low at 2.5%, below the Scottish average, but average household income and gross weekly pay are below the comparative Scottish and UK averages.

Economy

Today, the economy of Falkirk is focused on retail and services, in contrast to the heavy industries and manufacturing sectors which contributed to the growth of the town over the last 300 years. Falkirk is a large retail centre catering to the town itself and a wide surrounding area, stretching from Cumbernauld in the west to Bo'ness in the east.[28] The flagship retailer Marks and Spencer opened a store in Falkirk in 1936.[28] The High Street was pedestrianised in the late 1980s and the Howgate Shopping Centre opened in [28] 1989. A number of supermarkets including Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Scottish Co-op have developed on peripheral sites surrounding the town centre in recent years.[29]

The public sector and public services also have a foothold in the Falkirk area. Falkirk Council is one of the largest employers in this sphere, with a workforce of over 7,000, many based at the council headquarters in the town centre.[13] One of the principal offices of the UK Child Support Agency, covering Scotland and the north east of England, is located in the Callendar Business Park on the outskirts of Falkirk.[30] Similarly the National Health Service (NHS) and Department for Work and Pensions have a presence in the town and employ local residents.

Many Falkirk residents are also employed within the petrochemicals sector based in neighbouring Grangemouth where there is an agglomeration of such industries underpinned by the Ineos (formerly BP) oil refinery located there.[31] Alexander Dennis, one of the world's largest bus manufacturers, is headquartered in Falkirk with the operations plant located nearby.[32]

Infrastructure

Health

Falkirk is administered by NHS Forth Valley, this includes the unitary authorities of Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire. Following the opening of the new Forth Valley Royal Hospital, the Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary was renamed Falkirk Community Hospital[33] with many of the main services, including the accident and emergency unit being transferred.[33] Falkirk Community Hospital will still provide many services like podiatry and palliative care.[33] The Community Hospital continues to have a Minor Injury Unit, to treat emergency cases of a non life-threatening nature.[34] In-patient and community services at Bonnybridge Hospital will re-locate to Falkirk Community Hospital in 2012,[33] once new modern, en-suite accommodation has been developed.

A new purpose built dental centre, Langlees Dental Centre, provides a "teach and treat" dental centre in the Langlees area of Falkirk opened in August 2009.[33] It has seven dental surgeries and is involved in training final year students at Glasgow Dental School.[33]

Transport

The Falkirk Area occupies a central position in Scotland, with direct access from the key north-south and east-west motorway networks; the M9 from the north and east, and the M876 from the west. Falkirk has main rail and canal routes within easy reach from Edinburgh and Glasgow and is central to access to both Glasgow and Edinburgh airports. Falkirk is well situated both for access by rail from England and for access to other parts of Scotland excluding Fife, which has no direct rail link to Falkirk other than morning and evening commuter services from Kirkcaldy to Glasgow. Road access is to Fife provided by the Kincardine Bridge, Clackmannanshire Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge via the M9.

Falkirk has two railway stations; Falkirk High and Falkirk Grahamston.

Falkirk High is on the main Glasgow-Edinburgh line, with connections to either city running on a 15-minute frequency. At peak times 8 trains per hour stop; 4 for Glasgow Queen Street via Croy and 4 for Edinburgh Waverley via Polmont and Linlithgow. Journey times to Edinburgh vary from 27 minutes to 38 minutes depending on stopping stations and time of day; to Glasgow the journey time is between 23 and 26 minutes.

Falkirk Grahamston lies on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line. Trains from Glasgow Queen Street on the Cumbernauld Line terminate at Falkirk Grahamston. There is also a daily direct service to/from London (King's Cross) provided by London North Eastern Railway, and the Caledonian Sleeper to London Euston in the southbound direction only also calls here. The main station building was opened in 1985 and serves over 950,000 passenger journeys each year.

Falkirk bus station lies in the town centre and has bus routes providing links to the cities of Stirling, Edinburgh and Glasgow as well as local routes.[35]

Education

See also:

Further education

Falkirk is home to one of the four campuses of Forth Valley College which was formed on 1 August 2005 from the merger of Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannan colleges. The Falkirk Campus is by far the largest of the four campuses.

Secondary schools

Falkirk District is served by eight high schools which have all been recently rebuilt.

SchoolRollOpenedCatchment area
Bo'ness AcademyOriginally 1931, rebuilt 2000Blackness, Bo'ness Public, Deanburn, Grange, and Kinneil Primary Schools
Braes High School2000Avonbridge, California, Drumbowie, Maddiston, Shieldhill, Wallacestone and Whitecross Primary Schools
Denny High SchoolOriginally 1959Denny, Dunipace, Bankier and Bonnybridge Primary Schools
Falkirk High School1,200Originally 1886, rebuilt 2010Bainsford, Bantaskin, Carmuirs, Comely Park, Easter Carmuirs, Langlees, Limerigg and Slamannan Primary Schools
Graeme High School1,200Originally 1930, rebuilt 2000Hallglen, Laurieston, St. Margaret's, Victoria and Westquarter Primary Schools
Grangemouth High School810rebuilt 2009Bowhouse, Beancross, and Moray Primary Schools
Larbert High School1,700Originally 1885, rebuilt 2000Airth, Bothkennar, Carron, Carronshore, Kinnaird, Ladeside, Larbert Village and Stenhousemuir Primary Schools
St. Mungo's High School1,200Originally 1953, rebuilt 2009Falkirk area

Culture

Falkirk hosted a national arts festival which ran in Callendar Park from 2000-2009 called Big In Falkirk. After its inception in 2000, the festival won Scottish Thistle Award for Events & Festivals in 2005.[36] Consisting of a free weekend of events, the festival was one of the largest cultural events in Scotland, attracting over 100,000 people. Hosted in Falkirk’s historical Callendar Park, the venue covers {{convert|180|acre|km2|adj=on}} with Callendar House as the focal point, the entertainment featured a wide variety of outdoor theatre, pyrotechnic displays, arts, comedy and big name music acts, alongside activities for all ages.

Falkirk hosted the Royal National Mòd in 2008.[37] The Gold medals were won by Falkirk resident Lyle Kennedy and Kerrie Finlay from Inverness. Interest in Gaelic has grown in Falkirk since the Mod and there are now five Gaelic organisations active in the Falkirk area: An Clas Gàidhlig (provides Gaelic lessons to adults), An Comunn Gàidhealach Meur na h-Eaglaise Brice (is the local branch of An Comunn Gàidhealach), Fèis Fhoirt (provides traditional music and Gaelic song tuition for children and adults), Falkirk Gaelic Forum (promotes Gaelic in Falkirk) and Falkirk Junior Gaelic Choir (is a long established and successful youth choir).

Media

Falkirk is served by a weekly newspaper, the Falkirk Herald, which is published by Johnston Press. The company was established by the Johnston family from Falkirk, who have been involved in publishing since 1767. The family acquired the Herald, their first newspaper, in 1846. The publishing company was renamed F Johnston & Co Ltd in 1882, a title it would retain until it was floated on the London Stock Exchange as Johnston Press in 1988. The corporate headquarters of Johnston Press are now in Edinburgh, but the company retains two offices in Falkirk and Grangemouth.

Recreation

The historical Callendar House is an imposing mansion with a 600-year history which is now a museum and also has a cafe and shop. The Park Gallery, a contemporary art gallery is also based in the house.[38]

Landmarks

The Falkirk Wheel, the only rotary canal connector in the world, is located within Falkirk. The attraction was completed in 2002 and it connects the Forth and Clyde Canal to the Union Canal.[39]

In Falkirk High Street lies the Falkirk Steeple, the current building was built in 1814 and is protected as a category A listed building. A stylised image of the steeple appears on the crest of Falkirk Football Club. It is widely regarded as the centre point of the town.

Religion

The 2001 census[40] showed the majority of the population claim to belong to one of the Christian denominations

with 48% of these being Church of Scotland, 12% being Roman Catholic, and 5% belonging to other Christian denominations. A percentage of people (29) belong to no religion, about 1% above the national figure.

The Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Falkirk includes congregations in Bo'ness, Bonnybridge, Cumbernauld, Grangemouth and Larbert, as well as Falkirk.

Sport

Football

Men's

Falkirk currently has two men's football teams, Falkirk Football Club and East Stirlingshire Football Club.

Falkirk F.C. was founded in 1876 and was elected to compete in the Scottish Football League in 1902. The club's highest ranking came in the 1907–08 season and once again in 1909–10 when the club finished runners-up of Division One, the country's top football division, losing out to Celtic F.C. on both occasions. The club has reached the final of the Scottish Cup on five occasions, emerging victorious twice in 1913 and 1957 respectively. The club currently competes in the Scottish Championship and plays their home games at the Falkirk Stadium near Grangemouth.

The town's other men's club, East Stirlingshire F.C., was founded in 1881 originally as Bainsford Britannia and has competed in the Scottish Football League since 1900. The club has predominantly played in the lower leagues of Scottish football, spending only two whole seasons in the top division after being promoted from Division Two in 1931–32 and 1962–63. The club currently competes in the Lowland Football League and from the 2018-19 season will play their home games at the Falkirk Stadium following a groundshare agreement with Falkirk F.C. Firs Park was the home of the club for the majority of the club's existence but was vacated at the end of the 2007/08 season.

Women's

Falkirk currently has two women's football teams, Central Girls Football Academy and Falkirk Ladies. Central play in the second tier (SWPL2) and Falkirk play in the third tier (SWFL) of women's football.[41]

Roller Derby

Falkirk is home to Scotland's first Co-ed Roller Derby League. Clubs from the area are the Skelpies men's team, the Central Belters women's team and the Belter Skelpers Co-ed team.[42]

Rugby

Falkirk Rugby Club can trace their roots to 1906 when F.R.F.C. was first formed. It was disbanded at the start of World War 1. In 1972 the club was resurrected when the works team from ICI Grangemouth decided to become "open" and looked for a new home. They initially played at Stirling Road playing fields before building their clubhouse at the present site at Sunnyside in 1981. The club has risen through the ranks of rugby winning six consecutive promotions, five of them as league champions, a Scottish record.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}

Hockey

Falkirk also has a Hockey team, Falkirk GHG Hockey Club, which was formed from the merger of Graeme High School Former Pupils Hockey Club and Grangemouth Hockey Club in 1999. It now has four men's teams which play in various leagues, with their first team playing in the national league.

Basketball

Falkirk Fury Basketball Club, currently called Clark Eriksson Fury Basketball Club in a sponsorship deal with local firm Clark Eriksson, represents the town in the sport.[43] The team was established in 1992 and originally consisted of players from Falkirk High School and sports development players.[43] Today the team competes in all 6 Scottish National Age Groups. The men's side currently competes in the Scottish Men's National League, the top league in Scottish basketball and is considered the second tier of British basketball below the BBL and in line with the English Basketball League.[43] The club plays home games at the Mariner Centre in Camelon or sometimes at the Grangemouth sports complex.

Archery

Falkirk has a number of archery clubs in and around the greater Falkirk area:

  • Falkirk Company of Archers was established in 1971 and is affiliated to the Scottish Archery Association (SAA) which is a region of the national governing body; Archery GB. During summer members shoot outdoors on Sunnyside playing feels and during winter members shoot indoors at Woodlands Games Hall. The club is a target archery club with most members shooting recurve bow, though traditional archery has made a resurgence in the club recently with some members shooting barebows, horse bows and longbow.

Twin towns

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the United Kingdom}}

Falkirk is twinned with:

  • {{flagicon|FRA}} Créteil, France[44][45]
  • {{flagicon|GER}} Odenwald, Germany[44]
  • {{flagicon|FRA}} Quimper, France
  • {{flagicon|USA}} San Rafael, California, USA

Notable people

Art and literature

  • James Aitken - Writer d.1818
  • Alan Bissett - a Scottish novelist
  • Dame Elizabeth Blackadder - famous artist
  • Alan Davie - artist (born Grangemouth)
  • Janet Paisley - poet, playwright, author

Business and industry

  • Walter Alexander - millionaire founder of Walter Alexander Coachbuilders in Falkirk, later to become the world's largest builder of coaches and buses, Alexander Dennis
  • Robert Barr - founder of Barr's which makes Irn-Bru started his business at Burnfoot Lane, Falkirk
  • Adam Crozier - chief executive of ITV plc and former chief executive of the Football Association
  • Captain Robert Dollar - the Scottish-American businessman, was born in Falkirk and maintained a house there, which is now the centre of Dollar Park
  • William Forbes of Callendar - the proprietor of Carron Iron Works, was the largest landowner in Stirlingshire, and was seated in the centre of Falkirk at Callendar House
  • Henry Adolph Salvesen naval architect and exporter
  • James Walker (engineer) - influential civil engineer of the first half of the 19th century
  • Sir John Wilson, 1st Baronet - made a fortune as a coal-master and built Bantaskine House on the South Bantaskine Estate, Falkirk. He was Unionist MP for Falkirk and was made a baronet

Historical

  • The Earls of Callendar and Linlithgow - were seated in the centre of Falkirk, at Callendar House, before being stripped of their titles. Other peers historically connected to the area include the Marquess of Zetland whose estate was in Grangemouth, the Earl of Dunmore who owned the nearby Pineapple, Lord Thurlow of Kinnaird, the Duke of Montrose and the Duke of Hamilton. The Bolton baronets of Carronhall were also seated near Falkirk, as were the Bruce baronets of Stenhouse, of whom the actor Nigel Bruce was a member, growing up at Stenhouse Castle.

Media and entertainment

  • Michael Absalom - children's TV presenter
  • Kaye Adams - Television presenter
  • Ruth Connell - Actress and producer
  • Elizabeth Fraser - Founding member and lead singer of the band from Grangemouth Cocteau Twins
  • Robin Guthrie - Founding member and guitarist of the band from Grangemouth Cocteau Twins, music producer
  • Brian McNeill - Founding member of the Battlefield Band, Scottish folk singer
  • Forbes Masson - Actor and Writer
  • Malcolm Middleton and Aidan Moffat of the post-folk band Arab Strap
  • Euan Morton - Actor and Singer, known for his role as Boy George in the musical Taboo
  • David Paisley - Actor and Singer
  • Batchy - Youtuber

Politics and society

  • Elizabeth Caradus - Suffragette and Temperance activist
  • Tommy Douglas - Scottish-Canadian social democratic politician, who is often cited as "father" of Canada's single-payer public health insurance system. Voted the "greatest Canadian of all time" in a nationwide poll
  • Thomas W. Howie - Former Falkirk councillor
  • John McAleese - team leader during the SAS assault on the Iranian embassy in May 1980 (brought up in Laurieston)[46][47]
  • Sheila McKechnie - Scottish trade unionist, housing campaigner and consumer activist
  • David Muir - former Director of Political Strategy to former Prime Minister Gordon Brown
  • Robert D. Wilson - American politician and farmer; served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was born in Falkirk[48]

Science and technology

  • John Aitken - physicist and meteorologist, operated from a laboratory in his home in Falkirk, where he first detected atmospheric dust particles using the koniscope, his invention.
  • Ernest Masson Anderson -geologist, born in Falkirk
  • Bill Buchanan (professor) - Leading computer security expert and author of many academic books.
  • George Forrest - a Scottish botanist. Famous for bringing back over 30,000 specimens of 10,000 plants mostly from the Yunnan Province of China.
  • John McQueen Johnston FRSE- physician and pharmacologist
  • George McRoberts FRSE (1839-1896) explosives expert
  • Alfred Nobel befriended McRoberts and set up a detonator factory in Falkirk, living at Hawthorn Cottage in the Laurieston district for several years[49]
  • George Trapp (educator) - scientist and headmaster
  • Eric Vance - Chemist responsible for the coloration of Nomex, the essential fabric of most military uniforms, effectively designing the future of camouflage.

Sport and recreation

  • Nicola Docherty - Glasgow City F.C. & Internationalist footballer
  • Brown Ferguson - former footballer & current Manager of Stenhousemuir F.C.
  • Steve Frew - Grangemouth Gymnast who has represented Scotland and Great Britain over 100 times at various International Gymnastics Competitions
  • Bob Mauchline - footballer
  • Bob McGregor - Swimmer who won silver in the 100m Freestyle at the 1964 Olympic Games
  • John Meechan — footballer, centre-forward
  • Willie Ormond - former Hibs & Internationalist footballer
  • David Provan - former Rangers & Plymouth Argyle footballer
  • Leanne Ross - Glasgow City F.C. & Internationalist footballer
  • Tam Scobbie - former Falkirk & St. Johnstone footballer
  • Alex Scott - former Rangers, Everton & Internationalist footballer
  • Eddie Turnbull - former Hibs & Internationalist footballer
  • David Weir - former footballer and who is the assistant manager of Rangers

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Sources

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  • Macleod, I (2004): "The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Scotland". Lomond Books, Edinburgh. {{ISBN|1-84204-028-6}}
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External links

{{Wikivoyage|Falkirk}}{{Commons category|Falkirk}}
  • Falkirk Council Website
  • Falkirk Community Trust Website
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100221012017/http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/tom.paterson/places/stat3_falk.htm Third Statistical Account of Falkirk]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090609120108/http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/education/school_information/secondary_establishments/secondary_establishments.aspx List of Falkirk Schools]
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