Standburn is a small village which lies within the
Falkirk council area in central
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
. It is located south-west of
Maddiston, north-east of
Avonbridge and south east of
Falkirk
Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...
. The entire village is located along a section of the B825 road between
Avonbridge and redding
The
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th Census in the United Kingdom, UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
The 2001 UK census was organise ...
reported the population as 149 residents, a figure almost unchanged from the
census of 1991 but 2 new residents moved in as of April 14 2024
Standburn also includes a school on top of the street that has 15 students from 2 classes of primary 2-5 and 6-7
Drumbowie Environment Action Group is a charitable organisation which owns ''Drumbowie Park'' to the north of Standburn, this community woodland is open to the public.
Standburn was a mining community with several active pits until the 1950s. The pits were individually numbered and all prefixed by Gateside. The bings from the mining days can still be seen although the land has now been planted with trees and named Gateside Woodland.
See also
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List of places in Falkirk council area
References
External links
Drumbowie Environment Action Group
Villages in Falkirk (council area)
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