Official Name: | Standburn |
Country: | Scotland |
Population: | 149 |
Population Ref: | [1] (2001 census) |
Os Grid Reference: | NS925745 |
Map Alt: | Standburn is in the south of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland. |
Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 55.9523°N -3.7215°W |
Post Town: | FALKIRK |
Postcode Area: | FK |
Postcode District: | FK1 |
Dial Code: | 01324 |
Hide Services: | yes |
Constituency Westminster: | Linlithgow and East Falkirk |
Civil Parish: | Muiravonside |
Unitary Scotland: | Falkirk |
Lieutenancy Scotland: | Stirling and Falkirk |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Falkirk East |
Website: | falkirk.gov.uk |
Static Image Name: | Standburn.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | The village of Standburn |
Static Image Alt: | A road which runs through Standburn |
Standburn is a small village which lies within the Falkirk council area in central Scotland. It is located 1.3miles south-west of Maddiston, 1.7miles north-east of Avonbridge and 4miles 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.