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Falkirk

[ fawl-kurk ]

noun

  1. an administrative district in the Central region, in S central Scotland. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
  2. a city in this district, W of Edinburgh: Scots under Wallace defeated by the English in 1298.


Falkirk

/ ˈɔːɜː /

noun

  1. a town in Scotland, the administrative centre of Falkirk council area: scene of Edward I's defeat of Wallace (1298) and Prince Charles Edward's defeat of General Hawley (1746); formerly a major iron and steel centre; the Falkirk Wheel, an innovative rotating canal boat lift, is nearby. Pop: 32 379 (2001)
  2. a council area in central Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: created in 1996 from part of Central Region: largely agricultural, with heavy industry in Falkirk and Grangemouth. Administrative centre: Falkirk. Pop: 145 920 (2003 est). Area: 299 sq km (115 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The champions - Falkirk or Livingston - will be promoted to the Scottish Premiership.

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Falkirk need a maximum of four points from their last three games to clinch the title.

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Jogee said the pub influence stretched "from Ballycastle to Bletchley, Coalisland to Camden, Fermanagh to Falkirk", as well as from Portballintrae to Pembrokeshire.

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The Falkirk West SNP representative is one of the original intake having been elected in 1999.

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Ms Murtagh has represented the Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst ward in Falkirk since 2017, initially as a member of the SNP.

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