Maddiston is a village in the
Falkirk council area of
Scotland
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. It lies west-southwest of
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, south of
Polmont
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and south-east of
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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, Falkirk council reported the population of Maddiston as being 2,952 residents, a 40% rise since 1991.
The subsequent census in
2011 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
*
Falkirk Braes villages
*
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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