Buchlyvie
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 7 ′ N , 4 ° 17 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 519 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | Stirling | ||
| ZIP code section | FK8 | ||
| prefix | 01360 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Stirling | ||
| British Parliament | Stirling | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Stirling | ||
Buchlyvie is a village in Stirling in Scotland . It is 15 miles west of Stirling on the A811 , which follows the eighteenth century military road. According to the 2011 census, the village had 519 inhabitants.
history
Buchlyvie was awarded the Burgh of Barony in 1672. In the eighteenth century, the mining settlement could be reached by two railway lines. Buchlyvie was at the intersection of the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway , which connected Stirling and Balloch , and the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway from Glasgow to Aberfoyle in the south . Passenger transport was discontinued in 1951 and the railway line closed in 1959.
education
Buchlyvie is located in the catchment area of the high school in Balfron . The local elementary school is located on Bahnhofstrasse in Buchlyvie.
Sports
The village has had Buchlyvie United, a football team that plays in the Forth and Endrick Welfare League and has played in the league since it was founded in 1910. The local rugby team Strathendrick RFC plays their games at Fintry Stadium .
