Shieldhill, Falkirk

Human settlement in Scotland

Grangemouth

Council area

Falkirk

Stirling and Falkirk

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townFalkirkPostcode districtFK1Dialling code01324PoliceScotlandFire Scottish AmbulanceScottish UK Parliament

Falkirk

Scottish Parliament

Falkirk East

Websitefalkirk.gov.uk

List of places: UK; Scotland

55°58′20″N 3°45′54″W / 55.972309°N 03.765049°W / 55.972309; -03.765049

Shieldhill is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is 2.0 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Falkirk, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) south-west of Polmont and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of the village of California.

Shieldhill is divided into a few main parts: " The California end" and the old " scheme end " to the west, and the newer Bovis and the original old miners rows which have existed in some way for approximately 150 years. The main road through Shieldhill is the B8028 road between California and Glen Village and the B810 road from Reddingmuirhead. At the time of the 2001 census, Shieldhill had a population of 2,656 residents.^[2]

Amenities

There are two corner shops, one with Post Office facilities, The C Side chippy, the Spicy Cottage takeaway, Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church and a barbers in Shieldhill. There is also a wedding centre nearby, The Three Kings. Shieldhill is also close to a Tesco supermarket which is located 1 mile (1.6 km) away in neighbouring Reddingmuirhead.

The village of Shieldhill has one primary school, Shieldhill Primary School.

Governance

The village forms part of the Falkirk constituency for UK general elections and part of the Falkirk East constituency in Scottish Parliament elections.

References

^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ No 3 - 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards Archived 2011-06-03 at the Wayback Machine www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-11