Muirhouses, Falkirk

Muirhouses
A photograph showing the village of Muirhouses in the foreground and looking north to the River Forth and Ochils in the background.
The village of Muirhouses looking north to the River Forth and Ochil Hills.
Muirhouses is in the east of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland. Near Firth of Forth
Muirhouses
 Muirhouses shown within the Falkirk council area
Population 235 [1] (2001 census)
OS grid referenceNT017804
   – Edinburgh  15.4 mi (24.8 km) ESE 
   – London  342 mi (550 km) SSE 
Civil parishBo'ness and Carriden
Council areaFalkirk
Lieutenancy areaStirling and Falkirk
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BO'NESS
Postcode district EH51
Dialling code 01506
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentLinlithgow and
East Falkirk
Scottish ParliamentFalkirk East
Websitefalkirk.gov.uk
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 56°00′25″N 3°34′34″W / 56.007°N 03.576°W / 56.007; -03.576

Muirhouses is a small village which lies in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is located 1.1 miles (1.8 km) south-east of Bo'ness, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) north-northeast of Linlithgow and 8.0 miles (12.9 km) east of Falkirk. Muirhouses sits near to the south bank of the Firth of Forth close to the council boundary line between Falkirk and West Lothian councils.

Access to the village can be gained from the south by the A993 road and from the north by the A904 road. At the time of the 2001 census the village had a population of 235 residents.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 No 3 - 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-02

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