Larbert
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 1 ′ N , 3 ° 50 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 9143 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | LARBERT | ||
| ZIP code section | FK5 | ||
| prefix | 01324 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Falkirk | ||
| British Parliament | Falkirk | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Falkirk West | ||
Larbert is a town in the Scottish council area of Falkirk . It is located in the traditional county of Stirlingshire about four kilometers northwest of the city center of Falkirk and about ten kilometers southeast of Stirling in the Central Belt north of the River Carron . In 2011 Larbert had 9143 inhabitants.
history
Larbert is 1.5 km north of the Antonine Wall . To the south of today's Larbert, a Roman road crossed the Carron, which is why the elevated area of Larbert was of strategic importance for the Romans to monitor the transition. Larbert grew in the 19th century with the advent of the steel industry.
Attractions
The Old Cemetery was added to the Scottish Category A Monuments Lists in 1977. The former Royal Scottish National Hospital was classified as a monument of the highest category A. However, it was canceled in 2014.
traffic
The A9 , the most important trunk road in the Scottish Highlands , runs through Larbert on its way from Falkirk to Thurso . The M9 , M80 and M876 motorways run just a few kilometers north and northwest. Larbert has had its own train station since 1848, served by First ScotRail on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line and the Croy Line . The connection of Larbert to the railway network was of great importance for the industrial development of the city.
The Carron at Larbert
Church in Larbert
Larbert train station
Personalities
- John Baildon (1772–1846), Scottish-German civil engineer and designer
- James Finlayson (1887–1953), actor and comedian who emigrated to the USA, regular and best-known supporting actor for Laurel and Hardy
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry in the Scottish List of Monuments ( Memento from February 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Falkirk Herald: Despair over demolition of Larbert landmark , March 11, 2014.
- ↑ Information on Larbert's history