Kilsyth

Kilsyth
The bandstand in Burngreen, Kilsyth
Kilsyth is located in North Lanarkshire
Kilsyth
Kilsyth
Location within North Lanarkshire
Population10,380 (2022)[1]
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG65
Dialling code01236
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°59′N 4°04′W / 55.98°N 4.06°W / 55.98; -4.06

Kilsyth (/kɪlˈsθ/; Scottish Gaelic: Cill Saidhe) is a town and civil parish in North Lanarkshire, roughly halfway between Glasgow and Stirling in Scotland. The estimated population is 10,380.[2][3] The town is famous for the Battle of Kilsyth and the religious revivals of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The town now has links with Cumbernauld at one time being part of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council. The towns also have the same members of parliament at Holyrood and Westminster.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Key Facts 2016 - Demography". North Lanarkshire Council. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Estimated population of localities by broad age groups, mid-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2018.