| 词条 | Laurieston, Falkirk |
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| official_name= Laurieston | gaelic_name= Baile Labhrainn | scots_name= | local_name= | label_position= bottom | country= Scotland | population = 2,752 | population_ref =[1] (2001 census) | area_total_sq_mi= | os_grid_reference= NS910794 | edinburgh_distance = {{convert|21.8|mi|abbr=on}} E | london_distance = {{convert|344|mi|abbr=on}} SSE | map_alt= Laurieston is in the centre of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland. | coordinates = {{coord|55.9986|-03.7524|display=inline,title}} | post_town= FALKIRK | postcode_area= FK | postcode_district= FK2 | dial_code= 01324 | constituency_westminster= Falkirk | civil_parish= Falkirk | unitary_scotland= Falkirk | lieutenancy_scotland= Stirling and Falkirk | constituency_scottish_parliament= Falkirk East | website= falkirk.gov.uk | static_image= Laurieston looking west.jpg | static_image_width= 240px | static_image_caption= Looking west towards Falkirk along the A803 through Laurieston | static_image_alt= }} Laurieston is a village in the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. It is {{convert|1.5|mi|km|1}} east Falkirk, {{convert|1.6|mi|km|1}} south-west of Grangemouth and {{convert|1.6|mi|km|1}} west of Polmont. Laurieston is located on the A803 road between Falkirk and Polmont. At the time of the 2001 census, Laurieston had a population of 2,752 residents,[1] down from 3,000 in 1991 and 3,300 in 1971.[1] The course of the Antonine Wall runs through the village with the largest fort on the wall located at Mumrills. HistorySituated on the main street is Hawthorn Cottage, a nineteenth-century stone dwelling that was once owned by Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and creator of the Nobel Prizes after his death. Nobel lived there while managing an explosives factory near the nearby villages of Redding and Westquarter.[2] Notable people
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References1. ^1 2 Insight 2001 Census, No. 3 - 2001 Census population of wards and settlements {{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 2009-12-09 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/biographical/articles/dolan/ |title=Nobel in Scotland |year=2010 |publisher=Nobelprize.org, the official website of the Nobel Prize |accessdate=2010-10-06 }} External links{{commonscat}}
1 : Villages in Falkirk (council area) |
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