Fallin, Stirling

Fallin (/fəˈlɪn/) 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 2,710.[2]

Fallin

Stirling Road (A905) the main route through Fallin, the former mining village. A westwards view towards Stirling.
Fallin
Location within the Stirling council area
Population2,880 (mid-2016 est.)[1]
OS grid referenceNS833916
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStirling
Postcode districtFK7
Dialling code01786
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

It was formerly a pit village,[3] 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.[4] 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.

The village is home to The Goth, a community-run pub and one of the few remaining pubs in Scotland still run under the Gothenburg system.[5]

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

Notes
  1. "Mid-2016 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. "Comparative Population Profile: Fallin Locality". SCROL. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  3. "Fallin, Stirling". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. "Fallin, Polmaise Colliery". ScotlandsPlaces. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  5. White, Gregor (3 November 2010). "Fallin's Goth celebrates 100 years". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 October 2020.


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