Fallin is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.1037°, -3.8762°.

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Fallin

Fallin in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Fallin is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Fallin () is a former pit village in Central Stirling, in the county of Stirlingshire. It was on the site of the Polmaise Colliery 3&4 (Polmaise Colliery 1&2 were situated in Milhall), and both of the names Polmaise and Fallin were commonly used. Fallin is regarded the last traditional pit village in Scotland. The area lies on the A905 road 3 miles east of Stirling on a bend in the River Forth. The 2001 United Kingdom census recorded the population as 2,710. Fallin has been the site of several new housing developments and community initiatives.

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The village of Fallin originated in the early 1900s as a result of coal production at Polmaise colliery which began in 1905. The blocks, housing for miners and families, were built shortly after and provided housing for over 200 families. In June 1907, Fallin Primary School was completed and Alexander McLeod was headmaster of the school until 1926. The first cottages, known as the blocks, for miners and families were built in the 1930s. In 1938, electricity supply first became available to the village. Fallin expanded after the Second World War, and in 1946 a new housing development was announced which was completed in 1949 and known locally as "The Crescent". In the early 1950s, Stirling…

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