Shieldhill, Falkirk

Coordinates: 55°58′20″N 3°45′54″W / 55.972309°N 03.765049°W

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Shieldhill
in the west of the village looking over the Forth Valley
Shieldhill Location within the Falkirk council area
Area	0.24 sq mi (0.62 km²)
Population	2,380 (2022)^[1]
• Density	9,917/sq mi (3,829/km²)
OS grid reference	NS899769
• Edinburgh	22.4 mi (36.0 km) ESE
• London	343 mi (552 km) SSE
Civil parish	Grangemouth
Council area	Falkirk
Lieutenancy area	Stirling and Falkirk
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Falkirk
Postcode district	FK1
Dialling code	01324

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Falkirk
Scottish Parliament	Falkirk East
Website	falkirk.gov.uk
List of places UK Scotland 55°58′20″N 3°45′54″W / 55.972309°N 03.765049°W / 55.972309; -03.765049

Shieldhill is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is two miles (three kilometres) southeast of Falkirk, 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) southwest of Polmont and 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) north of California.

Shieldhill is divided into a few main parts: " The California end" and the old " scheme end " to the west, and the newer Bovis and the original old miners rows which have existed in some way for approximately 150 years. The main road through Shieldhill is the B8028 road between California and Glen Village and the B810 road from Reddingmuirhead. At the time of the 2001 census, Shieldhill had a population of 2,656 residents.^[2]

Amenities

There are two corner shops, one with Post Office facilities, The C Side chippy, the Spicy Cottage takeaway, Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church and a barbers in Shieldhill. There is also a wedding centre nearby, The Three Kings. Shieldhill is also close to a Tesco supermarket which is 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) away in neighbouring Reddingmuirhead.

Shieldhill has one primary school, Shieldhill Primary School.

Governance

The village forms part of the Falkirk constituency for UK general elections and part of the Falkirk East constituency in Scottish Parliament elections.