Falkirk which county

Source: Ordnance Survey Open Names. Licence: Open Government Licence. Source: Ordnance Survey County Boundaries. Location of Falkirk within Stirling and Falkirk. Location of Falkirk within FK1. Source: Wikipedia: List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom. Falkirk is 3 miles south-west of Grangemouth. Falkirk is 5 miles east of Denny.

Falkirk is 7 miles west of Bo'ness. Falkirk is 7 miles south-west of Culross. Falkirk is 7 miles west of Linlithgow. Falkirk is 8 miles south of Clackmannan. Falkirk is 8 miles north-west of Armadale. Falkirk is 8 miles south of Alloa. Falkirk is 9 miles north-west of Bathgate.

Falkirk is 9 miles north-east of Cumbernauld. Falkirk is 10 miles south-east of Stirling. Falkirk is 20 miles north-east of Glasgow. Falkirk is 23 miles west of Edinburgh. Falkirk is 30 miles south-west of Perth. Falkirk is 45 miles south-west of Dundee. Falkirk is 84 miles north-west of Carlisle. Falkirk is one of the 32 unitary council areas into which Scotland has been divided since It was also a district council area which existed from to It extends inland from the south side of the River Forth and significant settlements include Falkirk, Denny, Grangemouth and Bo'ness.

Falkirk is the 22nd largest council area in Scotland in terms of physical size, but the 11th largest in terms of population. This reflects the fairly urban character of large parts of the area. In many ways, Falkirk lies at the heart of central Scotland. It is well served by railways, and in terms of roads it is served by the M9 which crosses it from south-east to north-west, and by the M which crosses it from the south-west to the north-east and also serves the new bridge over the upper River Forth.