Standburn

Standburn
A road which runs through Standburn The village of Standburn
Standburn  Standburn shown within the Falkirk council area
Population	149  (2001 census)
OS grid reference	NS925745
Civil parish	Muiravonside
Council area	Falkirk
Lieutenancy area	Stirling and Falkirk
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FALKIRK
Postcode district	FK1
Dialling code	01324
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Scottish Parliament	Falkirk East
Website	falkirk.gov.uk
List of places UK Scotland

Standburn is a small village which lies within the Falkirk council area in central Scotland. It is located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south-west of Maddiston, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north-east of Avonbridge and 4.0 miles (6.4 km) south east of Falkirk. The entire village is located along a section of the B825 road between Avonbridge and Loan.

The United Kingdom Census 2001 reported the population as 149 residents, a figure almost unchanged from the census of 1991

Drumbowie Environment Action Group is a charitable organisation which owns Drumbowie Park to the north of Standburn, this community woodland is open to the public.

Standburn was a mining community with several active pits until the 1950s. The pits were individually numbered and all prefixed by Gateside. The bings from the mining days can still be seen although the land has now been planted with trees and named Gateside Woodland.

See also

• List of places in Falkirk council area

External links

• Drumbowie Environment Action Group