Westquarter
Westquarter
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Westquarter Dovecote, built for the long demolished Westquarter House some 150 years ago | |
Westquarter Location within the Falkirk council area | |
Population | 1,105 [1] (2001 census) |
OS grid reference | NS916786 |
• Edinburgh | 21.5 mi (34.6 km) ESE |
• London | 343 mi (552 km) SSE |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FALKIRK |
Postcode district | FK2 |
Dialling code | 01324 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Westquarter is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Polmont and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south-east of the town of Falkirk.
Westquarter can be accessed from the north via the A803 road and from the south via the .
At the 2001 census the village of Westquarter was recorded as having a resident population of 1,105.
In 1876 George McRoberts who already manufactured detonators (for mining) at Westquarter, was joined by Alfred Nobel to build the Nobel Explosives Factory in Westquarter.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ No 3 - 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards Archived 2011-06-03 at the Wayback Machine www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-04-27
- ^ "Nobel Westquarter Chemical Works". unioncanalunlocked.org.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Westquarter. |
Categories:
- Villages in Falkirk (council area)
- Grangemouth
- Central Scotland geography stubs