Shieldhill, Falkirk

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Shieldhill
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in the west of the village looking over the Forth Valley
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Shieldhill
Location within the Falkirk council area
Area0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
Population2,380 (2020) [1]
•  Density 9,917/sq mi (3,829/km2)
OS grid reference NS899769
•  Edinburgh 22.4 mi (36.0 km) ESE
•  London 343 mi (552 km) SSE
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Falkirk
Postcode district FK1
Dialling code 01324
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Website falkirk.gov.uk
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°58′20″N3°45′54″W / 55.972309°N 03.765049°W / 55.972309; -03.765049

Shieldhill is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is two miles (three kilometres) southeast of Falkirk, 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) southwest of Polmont and 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) north of California.

Contents

Shieldhill is divided into a few main parts: " The California end" and the old " scheme end " to the west, and the newer Bovis and the original old miners rows which have existed in some way for approximately 150 years. The main road through Shieldhill is the B8028 road between California and Glen Village and the B810 road from Reddingmuirhead. At the time of the 2001 census, Shieldhill had a population of 2,656 residents. [2]

Amenities

There are two corner shops, one with Post Office facilities. Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church is in Shieldhill. Shieldhill Gospel Hall is another religious meeting place in the village.


Shieldhill has one primary school, Shieldhill Primary School.

Governance

The village forms part of the Falkirk constituency for UK general elections and part of the Falkirk East constituency in Scottish Parliament elections.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ↑ No 3 - 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards Archived 2011-06-03 at the Wayback Machine www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-11


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