Tamfourhill

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These modern houses are close to the site of Tamfourhill, which, apparently vanished, like so many other old buildings, in the second half of the 20th century.
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Tamfourhill
Location within the Falkirk council area
Population1,300 (2018) [1] [2]
OS grid reference NS858797
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
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°59′50″N3°49′47″W / 55.9972°N 3.8297°W / 55.9972; -3.8297

Tamfourhill is a working-class residential suburb of Falkirk within the Falkirk (council area), Scotland. It is located approximately 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometres) west of the city centre. [3] The Falkirk Wheel is located just to the northwest of the village. Tamfourhill includes the residential area between the south side of the Forth & Clyde Canal and the north side of the Union Canal. [4] It also contains the Tamfourhill Industrial Estate. To the west of the village is a well preserved part of the Antonine Wall, built in the 2nd century and Rough Castle.

References

  1. ↑ Tamfourhill - 03 (715), Scottish Government Statistics
  2. ↑ Tamfourhill - 04 (642), Scottish Government Statistics
  3. ↑ "Tamfourhill". Scottish Gazetteer. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Tamfourhill". Central Scotland Police. Archived from the original on 8 February 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2011.


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