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Maddiston

Human settlement in Scotland

Maddiston

Location within the Falkirk council area

Population3,910 (mid-2020 est.)^[1]OS grid referenceNS941765• Edinburgh19.8 mi (31.9 km) ESE• London343 mi (552 km) SSECivil parish

Muiravonside

Council area

Falkirk

Lieutenancy area

Stirling and Falkirk

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townFALKIRKPostcode districtFK2Dialling code01324PoliceScotlandFire Scottish Ambulance Scottish UK Parliament

Linlithgow and East Falkirk

Scottish Parliament

Falkirk East

Websitefalkirk.gov.uk

List of places: UK; Scotland

55°58′12″N 3°41′52″W / 55.969956°N 03.697666°W / 55.969956; -03.697666

Maddiston is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies 3.8 miles (6.1 km) west-southwest of Linlithgow, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south of Polmont and 0.6 miles (1.0 km) south-east of Rumford at the south-east edge of the Falkirk 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.^[2] The subsequent census in 2011 reported the population as 3,099, an increase of 174 residents (5.9%).^[3]

History

Maddiston (historically Maudirstoun) is in the parish of Muiravonside and its first known reference is in documents in the fifteenth century.^[4]

References

^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Insight 2001 Census, No. 3 - 2001 Census population of wards and settlements" (PDF). Falkirk Council. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "Insight 2011 Census, No. 6 - Settlement Population and Household Estimates" (PDF). Falkirk Council. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ Madiston, Falkirk LocalHistory Spociety, Retrieved 12 February 2016