Fallin, Stirling

Fallin

Stirling Road (A905) the main route through Fallin, the former mining village. A westwards view towards Stirling.
Fallin
 Fallin shown within the Stirling council area
OS grid referenceNS833916
Civil parishSt. Ninians
Council areaStirling
Lieutenancy areaStirling and Falkirk
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Stirling
Postcode district FK7
Dialling code 01786
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentStirling
Scottish ParliamentStirling
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Coordinates: 56°06′13″N 3°52′34″W / 56.1037°N 3.8762°W / 56.1037; -3.8762

Fallin is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It lies on the A905 road 3 miles east of Stirling on a bend in the River Forth. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded the population as 2710.[1]

It was formerly a pit village, the site of the Polmaise Colliery 3&4 (Polmaise Colliery 1&2 was situated at Milhall), originally opened in 1904 by Archibald Russell Ltd. At its peak, in 1957, it employed 778 people.[2] During the UK miners' strike 1984-85 it was reputed to be the only colliery in Britain where support was so strong that there was no need for pickets during the whole of the strike. British Coal decided to close the Colliery on 17 July 1987, marking the end of coal mining in Stirlingshire.

Fallin has been the site of several new housing developments and is now a commuter village.


Notes

  1. "Comparative Population Profile: Fallin Locality". SCROL. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  2. "Fallin, Polmaise Colliery". ScotlandsPlaces. Retrieved 2010-06-07.

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