Laurieston, Falkirk

Laurieston
Scottish Gaelic: *Baile Labhrainn*
Laurieston Scottish Gaelic: Baile Labhrainn;
	Looking west towards Falkirk along the A803 through Laurieston
	Laurieston Location within the Falkirk council area
Population	2,650 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid reference	NS910794
• Edinburgh	21.8 mi (35.1 km) E
• London	344 mi (554 km) SSE
Civil parish	Falkirk;
Council area	Falkirk;
Lieutenancy area	Stirling and Falkirk;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FALKIRK
Postcode district	FK2
Dialling code	01324
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Falkirk;
Scottish Parliament	Falkirk East;
Website	falkirk.gov.uk

Laurieston is a village in the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east Falkirk, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south-west of Grangemouth and 1.6 miles (2.6 km) west of Polmont.

Laurieston is located on the A803 road between Falkirk and Polmont. At the time of the 2001 census, Laurieston had a population of 2,752 residents, down from 3,000 in 1991 and 3,300 in 1971.

The course of the Antonine Wall runs through the village with the largest fort on the wall located at Mumrills.

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