Fallin, Stirling

Fallin (Scottish Gaelic: Faillean Innis, the meadow of twigs or pasture) 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, 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.

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

Notes

  1. ^ "Comparative Population Profile: Fallin Locality". SCROL. http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=fallin&mainLevel=Locality. Retrieved 2009-12-07. 
  2. ^ "Fallin, Polmaise Colliery". ScotlandsPlaces. http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=108912. Retrieved 2010-06-07. 
Principal Towns
Other Villages