| 词条 | Westquarter |
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|country= Scotland |official_name= Westquarter |scots_name= |gaelic_name= Ceathramh-an-Iar |label_position= left | population= 1,105 | population_ref=[1] (2001 census) |os_grid_reference= NS916786 |map_type= Scotland |coordinates = {{coord|55.988|-3.741|display=inline,title}} |civil_parish= Grangemouth |unitary_scotland= Falkirk |lieutenancy_scotland= Stirling and Falkirk |constituency_westminster= Linlithgow and East Falkirk |constituency_scottish_parliament= Falkirk East |post_town= FALKIRK |postcode_district= FK2 |postcode_area= FK |dial_code= 01324 |edinburgh_distance= {{convert|21.5|mi|abbr=on}} ESE |london_distance= {{convert|343|mi|abbr=on}} SSE |static_image_name= Westquarter Dovecote - geograph.org.uk - 1292134.jpg |static_image_caption= Westquarter Dovecote, built for the long demolished Westquarter House some 150 years ago }} Westquarter is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} west of Polmont and {{convert|1.8|mi|km|1}} south-east of the town of Falkirk. Westquarter can be accessed from the north via the A803 road and from the south via the B805 road. At the 2001 census the village of Westquarter was recorded as having a resident population of 1,105. In 1876 George McRoberts who already manufactured detonators (for mining) at Westquarter, was joined by Alfred Nobel to build the Nobel Explosives Factory in Westquarter.[2] References1. ^No 3 - 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards {{webarchive|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 |date=2011-06-03 }} www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-04-27 2. ^https://unioncanalunlocked.org.uk/nobel-westquarter-chemical-works.php External links{{commonscat}}
2 : Villages in Falkirk (council area)|Grangemouth |
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