Cowie, Stirling
| Cowie | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Collaidh | |
 The main road through Cowie |
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  Cowie |
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| OS grid reference | NS838890 |
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| Civil parish | St. Ninians |
| Council area | Stirling |
| Lieutenancy area | Stirling and Falkirk |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stirling |
| Postcode district | FK7 |
| Dialling code | 01786 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Stirling |
| Scottish Parliament | Stirling |
Coordinates: 56°04′50″N 3°52′01″W / 56.0805°N 3.867°W
Cowie (Scottish Gaelic: Collaidh, meaning wooded place) is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It lies on the minor B9124 road approximately 4 miles south-east of Stirling and about a mile north of the A9 road. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded the population as 2387.[1]
Cowie was formerly a pit village and stone quarrying was carried on in the surrounds. It is now the site of a factory manufacturing engineered wood products and other light industries. Recent years have seen significant new housing developments in the village for commuters.
The "Caberboard" fibreboard factory in Cowie
Notes
- ↑ "Comparative Population Profile: Cowie Locality". SCROL. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
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