Banknock
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Banknock Scottish Gaelic Baile nan Cnoc |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 59 ′ N , 3 ° 57 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 2376 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | BONNYBRIDGE | ||
| ZIP code section | FK4 | ||
| prefix | 01324 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Falkirk | ||
| British Parliament | Falkirk | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Falkirk West | ||
Banknock (from Gaelic Baile nan Cnoc ) is a village in the Scottish Council Area of Falkirk and the traditional county of Stirlingshire . It is located 12 km west of Falkirk and 25 km northeast of Glasgow near the border of Falkirk and North Lanarkshire on Bonny Water . In 2001 Banknock had 2376 inhabitants.
With banker active was 1827-1928 whiskey distillery in Banknock.
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The A80 , which connects Glasgow with Stirling , affects Banknock in the east. Banknock was connected to the rail network in 1884 with its own train station. When the line was abandoned in 1935, the station was also closed. The southern Forth and Clyde Canal is available as a shipping route .
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ Entry: Banknock, Bankier Distillery on scotlandsplaces.gov.uk ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
Web links
Commons : Banknock - collection of images, videos and audio files
