Denny () is a town in the

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, it is situated west of

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, and northeast of

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, adjacent to both the M80 and M876 motorways. 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 sout ...

by the River Carron. A stone bridge was built over the river in 1825. Denny Town House was completed in 1931. Until the early 1980s, Denny was a centre for

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, 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

* Thomas Bain, 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, o ...

, 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 syst ...

, chemist *

Matthew Hay Matthew Hay (1855–1932) was a Scottish medical 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 Univ ...

, 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, described by one author as "the earliest female archaeologist in the British Isles," and certainly among the earliest examples. She is known for her ...

, archaeologist *

Stevie McCrorie Stevie McCrorie (born 23 March 1985) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, best known as the winner of the fourth series of the BBC television singing competition ''The Voice UK'' in 2015. He auditioned with Kodaline's " All I Want", with all four coa ...

, 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 ...

, landowner 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.

Sport

The local football team are

Dunipace F.C. Dunipace Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Denny, Falkirk, 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 Scottish Junior F ...

, who play at Westfield Park where they moved to from their previous home of Carronbank. They compete in the

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. Another team, Denny Hibs, operated in the

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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 British rower. He competes around the world and documents his journey on his Youtube channel. He competed for British Rowing at the 2017 Poznań, Belgrade and Lucerne World Cups as well as the World Cha ...

, rower *

Martyn Corrigan Martyn Alexander Corrigan (born 14 August 1977) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. His playing career saw spells at Falkirk, Jokerit, Motherwell, Dundee, Kilmarnock, Ross County, Partick Thistle, Stirling Albion and ...

, 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 Fife ...

, footballer * Willie Loney, 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 three ...

, footballer * Thomas Scott, 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 bri ...

, footballer

References

Citations

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External links

Denny, Bonnybridge & Banknock
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