Fankerton is a small village which lies within the

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 ...

council area of

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. The village is west of Denny and west-northwest of

. The village is located on the south side of the River Carron along the B818 road on the outskirts of the town of Denny. Woodland on west side of Fankerton - geograph

Woodland on west side of Fankerton - geograph

Fankerton is the home of Strathcarron Hospice which provides free

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to people throughout Central Scotland. The population of Fankerton at the time of the 2001 census was 214 residents.

References

External links

Canmore - Carrongrove Paper Mills site record
Villages in Falkirk (council area) Denny, Falkirk {{Falkirk-geo-stub