Maddiston is a village 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 ...
of
Scotland
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. It lies west-southwest of
Linlithgow
Linlithgow (; gd, Gleann Iucha, sco, Lithgae) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It was historically West Lothian's county town, reflected in the county's historical name of Linlithgowshire. An ancient town, it lies in the Central Belt on a ...
, south of
Polmont
Polmont ( gd, Poll-Mhonadh) is a village in the Falkirk council area of Central Scotland. It lies towards the east of the town of Falkirk, north of the Union Canal, which runs adjacent to the village.
Due to its situation in Central Scotland, m ...
and south-east of
Rumford at the south-east edge of the
Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large 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 ...
urban area.
Population
Based on the
United Kingdom 2001 census
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The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
, Falkirk council reported the population of Maddiston as being 2,952 residents, a 40% rise since 1991.
The subsequent census in
2011
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reported the population as 3,099, an increase of 174 residents (5.9%).
History
Maddiston (historically ''Maudirstoun'') is in the parish of Muiravonside and its first known reference is in documents in the fifteenth century.
[Madiston]
Falkirk LocalHistory Spociety, Retrieved 12 February 2016
See also
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Falkirk Braes villages
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List of places in Falkirk council area
''Map of places in Falkirk council area compiled from this list'':See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties.
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References
Villages in Falkirk (council area)
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