Laurieston, Falkirk

Laurieston Scottish Gaelic: Baile Labhrainn
Looking west towards Falkirk along the A803 through Laurieston
Laurieston
Laurieston shown within the Falkirk council area
Population	2,752 (2001 census)
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	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Falkirk
Scottish Parliament	Falkirk East
Website	falkirk.gov.uk
List of places UK Scotland 55°59′55″N 3°45′09″W / 55.9986°N 03.7524°W / 55.9986; -03.7524Coordinates: 55°59′55″N 3°45′09″W / 55.9986°N 03.7524°W / 55.9986; -03.7524

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.

Situated on the main street is Hawthorn Cottage, a nineteenth-century stone dwelling that was once owned by Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and creator of the Nobel Prizes after his death. Nobel lived there while managing an explosives factory near the nearby villages of Redding and Westquarter.

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