Laurieston, Falkirk
| Laurieston | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Baile Labhrainn | |
 Looking west towards Falkirk along the A803 through Laurieston |
|
  Laurieston Laurieston shown within the Falkirk council area | |
| Population | 2,752 [1] (2001 census) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | NS910794 |
| - Edinburgh | 21.8 mi (35.1 km) E |
| - London | 344 mi (554 km) SSE |
| Council area | Falkirk |
| Lieutenancy area | Stirling and Falkirk |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FALKIRK |
| Postcode district | FK2 |
| Dialling code | 01324 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Falkirk |
| Scottish Parliament | Falkirk East |
| Website | falkirk.gov.uk |
Laurieston is a village in the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east Falkirk, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south-west of Grangemouth and 1.6 miles (2.6 km) 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.
History
Situated 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]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Insight 2001 Census, No. 3 - 2001 Census population of wards and settlements www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-12-09
- ↑ "Nobel in Scotland". Nobelprize.org, the official website of the Nobel Prize. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
