Maddiston
Human settlement in Scotland
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Maddiston is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies 3.8 miles (6.1 km) west-southwest of Linlithgow, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south of Polmont and 0.6 miles (1.0 km) south-east of Rumford at the south-east edge of the Falkirk urban area.
Maddiston
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Housing in Maddiston, overlooking the Forth Valley | |
  Maddiston Location within the Falkirk council area | |
| Population | 3,910 (2020)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NS941765 |
| • Edinburgh | 19.8 mi (31.9 km) ESE |
| • London | 343 mi (552 km) SSE |
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| 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 | |
| Website | falkirk.gov.uk |
Population
Based on the United Kingdom 2001 census, Falkirk council reported the population of Maddiston as being 2,952 residents, a 40% rise since 1991.[2] The subsequent census in 2011 reported the population as 3,099, an increase of 174 residents (5.9%).[3]
History
Maddiston (historically Maudirstoun) is in the parish of Muiravonside and its first known reference is in documents in the fifteenth century.[4]
