Rumford is a small village between
Maddiston
Maddiston is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies west-southwest of Linlithgow, south of Polmont and south-east of Rumford at the south-east edge of the Falkirk urban area.
Population
Based on the United Kingdom 2001 c ...
and
Brightons
Brightons is a village in the east of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is south-east of Falkirk, south of Grangemouth and east of Linlithgow. It is surrounded by the villages of Polmont, Wallacestone and Rumford. It is central wit ...
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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.
The village went through a great deal of expansion in the late 1990s and early 2000s, resulting in the population increasing exponentially since the
1991 census, when it was recorded as around 275 residents.
In the
2001
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and
2011
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censuses, Falkirk Council reported the population as being 421
and 884 respectively.
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
External links
Canmore - Rumford, Maddiston Road, St Anthony site record
Villages in Falkirk (council area)
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