South Alloa

South Alloa
Kersie Terrace, South Alloa
Kersie Terrace, South Alloa
South Alloa is in the north of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
South Alloa is in the north of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
South Alloa
Location within the Falkirk council area
Population112 [1]
OS grid referenceNS875914
• Edinburgh26.1 mi (42.0 km) SE
• London352 mi (566 km) SSE
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTIRLING
Postcode districtFK7
Dialling code01324 83
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Websitefalkirk.gov.uk
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°06′08″N 3°48′36″W / 56.102245°N 3.80994°W / 56.102245; -3.80994

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 0.8 miles (1.3 km) away. Upstream and 5 miles (8.0 km) west-northwest is the city of Stirling and 7.3 miles (11.7 km) south is Falkirk, the principal town of the Falkirk council area. It lies just inside the council boundary line between Falkirk and Stirling councils.

A photograph facing west along the River Forth with The Ochil Hills in the background and a small section of South Alloa in the foreground
Facing west along the River Forth with South Alloa just visible on the right

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Insight 2011 Census" (PDF). Falkirk Council. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ^ "South Alloa: Overvew". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. ^ Mitton, G.E. (1903). Black's Guide to Scotland (33 ed.). Adam and Charles Black. p. 137. ISBN 9785880702190. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ^ Lothian, James (1862). The Banks of the Forth: A Descriptive and Historical Sketch. Alloa Advertiser. p. 29. Retrieved 17 February 2020. Scottish Central Railway South Alloa.
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