Westquarter
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
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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 | 1,120 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
| 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 can be accessed from the north via the A803 road and from the south via the B805 road.
At the 2001 census the village of Westquarter was recorded as having a resident population of 1,105.[2]
Westquarter Primary School
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.[3]
See also
References
- "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- 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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