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Brightons - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 55°58′50″N 3°43′00″W / 55.980660°N 03.716608°W

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Brightons
Brightons Parish Church
Brightons Location within the Falkirk council area
Population	4,270 (2022)^[1]
OS grid reference	NS929777
• Edinburgh	20.7 mi (33.3 km) ESE
• London	342 mi (550 km) SSE
Civil parish	Grangemouth
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 East & Linlithgow
Scottish Parliament	Falkirk East
Website	falkirk.gov.uk
List of places UK Scotland 55°58′50″N 3°43′00″W / 55.980660°N 03.716608°W / 55.980660; -03.716608

Brightons is a village in the east of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is 2.7 miles (4.3 km) south-east of Falkirk, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) south of Grangemouth and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east of Linlithgow. It is surrounded by the villages of Polmont, Wallacestone and Rumford. It is central within the Braes area of Falkirk which makes it “Capital of the Braes”

History

The village was built up around the sandstone quarry - known as Brighton Quarry^[2] - which was in operation from as early as the 17th Century.^[3] The Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal was built to the south of the village in 1822 and connects the village with the two main cities of Scotland. Later stone was carried by the canal to help build Edinburgh's new town in the 1830s and Falkirk's public buildings in the 1850s.^[3] The local church was built between 1846 and 1847 from stone quarried in the village and gifted by the quarry owner, Alexander Lawrie.^[4] The old quarry was then named Lawrie Park in his honour, though newer residents to the village call it Quarry Park.^[5]

Amenities

Brightons is well catered for a village of its size. Main Street and Station Road include a pharmacy, a café, a Chinese takeaway, two grocers, a butcher, a florist, a hairdresser, a tanning shop, and an estate agent. Lawrie Park is a recreational area which has two football pitches, one of which is the home of Brightons F.C. Brightons Parish Church is located next to the community hall on Main Street.

Due to its position, almost equidistant between Glasgow and Edinburgh the village has become a popular commuter location,^[3] with many new houses built since the start of the 1980s. Both the main Glasgow to Edinburgh and the Dunblane to Edinburgh trains stop at Polmont railway station which is within easy reach of Brightons. The M9 motorway to Edinburgh and Stirling is also easily accessible. Based on the United Kingdom 2011 census, Falkirk council reported the population of Brightons as being 4,461 residents.^[6]

Education

Despite its name Wallacestone Primary School is located within Brightons which sends its pupils to the local high school, Braes High School, in the neighbouring village of Reddingmuirhead.

References

^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ Hood, John (2022). Old Polmont, Laurieston, Redding and Brightons. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing Ltd. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-84033-911-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c Falkirk Local History Society - Polmont and Brightons, www.falkirklocalhistorysociety.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-12
^ Falkirk Council Cultural Services - Guide To Archives - Brightons Parish Church Archived June 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-12
^ "Laurie Park". Parks & Estates. Falkirk Council. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "Settlement Population and Household Estimates" (PDF). Insight 2011 census. Falkirk Council. November 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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