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Falkirk
[ fawl-kurk ]
noun
- an administrative district in the Central region, in S central Scotland. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
- a city in this district, W of Edinburgh: Scots under Wallace defeated by the English in 1298.
Falkirk
/ ˈɔːɜː /
noun
- 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)
- 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)
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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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