South Alloa Explained

Official Name:South Alloa
Gaelic Name:Allmhagh a Deas
Label Position:bottom
Country:Scotland
Population:112
Population Ref:[1]
Os Grid Reference:NS875914
Edinburgh Distance:26.1miles SE
London Distance:352miles SSE
Map Alt:South Alloa is in the north of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
Coordinates:56.1022°N -3.8099°W
Post Town:STIRLING
Postcode Area:FK
Postcode District:FK7
Dial Code:01324 83
Constituency Westminster:Falkirk
Civil Parish:Airth
Unitary Scotland:Falkirk
Lieutenancy Scotland:Stirling and Falkirk
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Falkirk East
Website:falkirk.gov.uk
Static Image:Kersie Terrace, South Alloa (geograph 4240436).jpg
Static Image Caption:Kersie Terrace, South Alloa
Static Image Alt:Kersie Terrace, South Alloa

South Alloa is a small village which lies in the far north of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is on the south bank of the River Forth where the river empties and widens to form the Firth of Forth.

To the west of the village lies the island of Alloa Inch, and directly to the north across the Forth is the town of Alloa, located 0.8miles away. Upstream and 5miles west-northwest is the city of Stirling and 7.3miles south is Falkirk, the principal town of the Falkirk council area. It lies just inside the council boundary line between Falkirk and Stirling councils.

The village lies off the A905 road between Dunmore and Throsk. The village is at a former ferry crossing point across the River Forth to Alloa.[2] [3] Between 1850 and 1885 South Alloa railway station was the terminus of a line originally built by Scottish Central Railway.[4]

The village had 112 residents in 2011, a 49% increase since the 2001 census.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Insight 2011 Census . Falkirk Council . 17 February 2020.
  2. Web site: South Alloa: Overvew . Gazetteer for Scotland . 17 February 2020.
  3. Book: Mitton . G.E. . Black's Guide to Scotland . 1903 . Adam and Charles Black . 137 . 9785880702190 . 33 . 17 February 2020.
  4. Book: Lothian . James . The Banks of the Forth: A Descriptive and Historical Sketch . 1862 . Alloa Advertiser . 29 . Scottish Central Railway South Alloa. . 17 February 2020.