Glen Village
| Glen Village | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Clachan a' Ghlinne | |
| 240px A modern housing estate in Glen Village |
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 Glen Village
Glen Village shown within the Falkirk council area |
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| Population | 3,488 [1] (2001 census) |
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| OS grid reference | NS886784 |
| – Edinburgh | 23.2 mi (37.3 km) ESE |
| – London | 344 mi (554 km) SSE |
| Civil parish | Falkirk |
| Council area | Falkirk |
| Lieutenancy area | Stirling and Falkirk |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Falkirk |
| Postcode district | FK1 |
| Dialling code | 01324 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Falkirk |
| Scottish Parliament | Falkirk West |
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Glen Village is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is a settlement at the southern end of Callendar Park, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) south of Falkirk.
Glen Village is a small settlement containing around 180 homes, situated 0.25 miles (0.4 km) from Falkirk High train station and around 1 mile (1.6 km) from Falkirk town centre. The post office in Glen Village serves both the village and neighbouring estate of Hallglen. Adjacent to the village is the Union Canal where there is a 690 yard long tunnel, locally known as the "Dark Tunnel".[2] At the 2001 census Glen Village and Hallglen was recorded as having a population of 3,488 residents.[1]
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Sport
Callendar Miners Welfare Association bowling club is also in the village and is known colloquially as "The Glen Club". Many local amateur football clubs most notable the old Cottages team and the former Chequers team played their home matches at Glen Park.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 No 3 - 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-04-27
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- Scottish Brick History - Callendar
- Canmore - Union Canal, Bridge No. 60 site record
- Canmore - Union Canal, Bridge No. 61 site record
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