Banknock
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 Canal bridge and lock on the Forth and Clyde Canal at Banknock | |
  Banknock Location within the Falkirk council area | |
| Area | 0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2) |
| Population | 2,400 (2022)[1] |
| • Density | 8,571/sq mi (3,309/km2) |
| OS grid reference | NS783789 |
| • Edinburgh | 29.8 mi (48.0 km) ESE |
| • London | 348 mi (560 km) SSE |
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| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BONNYBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | FK4 1 |
| Dialling code | 01324 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
| Website | falkirk.gov.uk |
Banknock (Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Cnoc) is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is 6.7 miles (10.8 km) west-southwest of Falkirk, 3.9 miles (6.3 km) east-northeast of Kilsyth and 3.0 miles (4.8 km) north-northeast of Cumbernauld.
Banknock is located on the Bonny Water, north of the Forth and Clyde canal and west of the A80 road near to the boundary of Falkirk and North Lanarkshire councils. At the time of the 2001 census, Banknock had a population of 2,529 residents.[2]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ No 3 - 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards Archived 3 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2011