Denny ( gd, Deanaidh) is a town in the

Falkirk council area Falkirk (; sco, Fawkirk; gd, An Eaglais Bhreac) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas of Scotland. It was formed on 1 April 1996 by way of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 from the exact boundaries of Falkirk District, one ...

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, it is situated west of Falkirk, and northeast of

Cumbernauld Cumbernauld (; gd, Comar nan Allt, meeting of the streams) is a large town in the historic county of Dunbartonshire and council area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the tenth most-populous locality in Scotland and the most populated t ...

, adjacent to both the M80 and

M876 motorway The M876 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. The motorway runs from Denny to Airth in the Falkirk council area, forming an approach road to the Kincardine Bridge. It was opened in 1980. The road is long. It begins by turning off junction ...

s. At the 2011 census, Denny had a resident population of 8,300.

History

Denny is separated from neighbouring village

Dunipace Dunipace is a village in the west of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is south of Stirling and north-west of Falkirk. The village is situated on the north bank of the River Carron and adjoins the town of Denny, to the south of ...

by the River Carron. A stone bridge was built over the river in 1825.

Denny Town House Denny Town House is a municipal building in Glasgow Road, Denny, Falkirk, Scotland. The structure is used by Falkirk (council area), Falkirk Council for the provision of local services. History The first municipal building in the town was a pub ...

was completed in 1931. Until the early 1980s, Denny was a centre for

heavy industry Heavy industry is an industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, huge buildings and large-scale infrastructure); o ...

, including several iron foundries, brickworks, a coal mine and paper mills. The first phase of a £7.6 million regeneration scheme in the town centre was completed in 2017.

Notable people

In the First World War 902 men signed up from Denny and Dunipace. Of those 154 were killed in action or died on service. Decorations were earned by 31 men. *

Thomas Bain Thomas Bain (December 14, 1834 – January 18, 1915) was a Scottish born Canadian parliamentarian. Bain was born in Scotland, the son of Walter Bain, and migrated to Canada with his family when he was three years old. They settled on a bu ...

, politician *

John Adam Cramb John Adam Cramb (4 May 1862 – October 1913) was a Scottish historian and fervent patriot. He published non-fiction works under his own name, and fiction under the pseudonym of R. A. Revermont. Cramb was born at Denny, Falkirk in Scotland, ...

, historian * David Forrester, divine *

George William Gray George William Gray (4 September 1926 – 12 May 2013) was a Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Hull who was instrumental in developing the long-lasting materials which made liquid crystal displays possible. He created and sy ...

, chemist *

Matthew Hay Matthew Hay (1855–1932) was a Scottish doctor and champion of Public Health. He was appointed Medical Officer of Health for the City of Aberdeen in 1888, a post he held until 1923. He was also Professor of Forensic Medicine at the Universit ...

, doctor *

Carl Kirkwood Carl William Dunn Kirkwood (30 April 1929 – 26 March 2020) was a Scottish-born Australian former politician. He was born in Denny to jobbing iron moulder William Kirkwood and his wife Ellen. He completed his schooling in Scotland and then ...

, politician *

Christian Maclagan Christian Maclagan (1811–10 May 1901) was a Scottish antiquarian and early archaeologist. She is known for her collection of rubbings of Celtic crosses and Pictish stones from across Scotland, and was a pioneer of stratigraphic excavation ...

, archaeologist *

Stevie McCrorie Stevie McCrorie (born 23 March 1985) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. He is best known as a firefighter who won the fourth series of the BBC television singing competition ''The Voice UK'' in 2015, where he auditioned with Kodaline's " All I Wan ...

, musician *

William Morehead William Morehead of Herbertshire FRSE (1737–1793) was an 18th-century Scottish landowner and forefather of the Morehead dynasty of prominent persons in Scotland and India. In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Life H ...

, landowner *

Simon Perry Simon Perry is a British/Australian sculptor and academic, based in Melbourne, Australia. Best known for his large-scale public art works for urban spaces in Australia and overseas, Perry's practice incorporates numerous sculptural techniques in ...

, Philanthropist

Sport

The local football team are

Dunipace F.C. Dunipace Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Denny, Stirlingshire. Nicknamed ''the Pace'', they were formed in 1888 and are based at Westfield Park. The team plays in the , having moved from the junior leagues in 2018. The clu ...

, who play at Westfield Park where they moved to from their previous home of Carronbank. They compete in the East of Scotland Football League. Another team, Denny Hibs, operated in the Junior leagues from the 1900s to the 1930s – Dunipace were also part of that setup until the 2010s. Notable sportspeople from Denny include: *

Sammy Baird Stuart Samuel Baird (13 May 1930 – 21 April 2010) was a Scottish football player and manager. Career During his playing career he played for Clyde, Preston North End, Rangers, Hibernian, Third Lanark and Stirling Albion. He won three Scot ...

, football player and manager *

Cameron Buchan Cameron Buchan (born 3 December 1992) is a Scottish rower who competes for Leander Club. He competed for British Rowing at the 2017 Poznan and Belgrade World Cups. Rowing career Buchan began rowing at Kent School during his first year. He origi ...

, rower * Martyn Corrigan, football player and manager *

Kenny Deuchar Kenneth Robert John Deuchar (born 6 July 1980) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also a practising medical doctor. In his professional footballing career he played for Falkirk (two spells), East Fi ...

, footballer *

Willie Loney William Loney (31 May 1879 – 6 March 1956) was a Scottish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footb ...

, footballer *

Niall Mackenzie Niall Macfarlane Mackenzie (born 19 July 1961) is a Scottish former professional motorcycle road racer. Career Mackenzie, who hails from Fankerton, near Denny, Stirlingshire; won the British Superbike Championship three times from 1996 to ...

, motorcycle racer * Danny Malloy, boxer *

Jimmy McMullan James McMullan (26 March 1895 – 28 November 1964) was a Scottish football player and manager. He won 16 Scotland caps as a player at half-back and was part of the famous ''"Wembley Wizards"'' side of 1928. Playing career Early life and T ...

, professional footballer *

Jim McNab James McNab (13 April 1940 – 29 June 2006) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half for Sunderland, Preston North End and Stockport County. He began his career at Sunderland, making 323 appearances and scoring 18 goals in the th ...

, footballer *

Thomas Scott Thomas Scott may refer to: Australia * Thomas Hobbes Scott (1783–1860), Anglican clergyman and first Archdeacon of New South Wales * Thomas Scott (Australian politician) (1865–1946), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Thomas Sco ...

, footballer *

Billy Steel William Steel (1 May 1923 – 13 May 1982) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for St Mirren, Morton, Derby County, Dundee and the Scotland national team. One of Scotland's greatest inside forwards, Billy Steel combined a bril ...

, footballer

References

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External links

Denny, Bonnybridge & Banknock
at Falkirk Online {{authority control Towns in Falkirk (council area) Stirlingshire