Bainsford is a small village within 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. The village is situated in the

Forth Valley The River Forth is a major river in central Scotland, long, which drains into the North Sea on the east coast of the country. Its drainage basin covers much of Stirlingshire in Scotland's Central Belt. The Gaelic name for the upper reach of th ...

, north of the town of

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 ...

. It is positioned between the River Carron and the

Forth and Clyde Canal The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland; it provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands. This allowe ...

to the north and south respectively. The main road through the village is the B902 road which connects the village with Carron and

. Bainsford has a population of just over 3,000 residents according to a 2009 estimate.

History

The bridge crossing the

at Bainsford was originally a

bascule bridge A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or ...

. In 1905, the bascule bridge was replaced by a heavier swing bridge to accommodate the new tramway. This in turn was replaced by a non-opening road bridge.BBC "Scotland's Landscape"
www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-03-02. Originally a separate village, Bainsford has now become part of the town of Falkirk.

Sports

In 1880 Bainsford Bluebonnets cricket club founded a football team called 'Bainsford Britannia' but changed their name to

East Stirlingshire F.C. East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1881 and competes in the , in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. The club's origins ca ...

in 1881, which has remained ever since.East Stirlingshire F.C.
, www.eaststirlingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-03-02. The team played their home games at Merchiston Park, Bainsford.Merchiston Park
www.thefootballnetwork.net. Retrieved 2011-03-02 The team played their home games at Firs Park in Falkirk before ground sharing with Stenhousemuir F.C. at

Ochilview Park Ochilview Park is a football stadium in Stenhousemuir in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish League Two club Stenhousemuir, and is also currently shared by Scottish Championship club Queen's Park and East ...

after leaving their old stadium in 2008. At the start of the 2018/19 season they switched to using the

Falkirk Stadium The Falkirk Stadium is a football stadium in Falkirk, central Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish League One club Falkirk and Lowland Football League club East Stirlingshire. The stadium has a capacity of and currently consists of ...

Bainsford also was home such local sports heroes such as boxer Dearn Savage and rugby player Robert Spencer.

References

External links

Falkirk Herald - Bainsford – Not ‘Brian’s Ford’ or ‘Bairn’s Ford’Bainsford Church - A short history of Bainsford Church
{{authority control Villages in Falkirk (council area) Bascule bridges

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