Redding, Falkirk

Redding
Scottish Gaelic: Reidean
Slipway to the Union Canal at Redding
Slipway to the Union Canal at Redding
Redding is in the centre of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
Redding
 Redding shown within the Falkirk council area
Population 1,954 [1] (2001 census)
OS grid referenceNS923786
   – Edinburgh  21.2 mi (34.1 km) ESE 
   – London  343 mi (552 km) SSE 
Civil parishGrangemouth
Council areaFalkirk
Lieutenancy areaStirling and Falkirk
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Falkirk
Postcode district FK2
Dialling code 01324
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentFalkirk
Scottish ParliamentFalkirk East
Websitefalkirk.gov.uk
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Coordinates: 55°59′20″N 3°43′37″W / 55.989°N 03.727°W / 55.989; -03.727

Redding is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) southeast of Falkirk, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south-southwest of Grangemouth and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Polmont.

At the time of the 2001 census, Redding had a population of 1,954 residents.[1]

History

Redding Colliery Memorial 25th September 1923

On a hill beyond Redding is a stone that is called Wallace's stone, marking out the spot from which Sir William Wallace, after his quarrel with Sir John Stuart, one of the Scottish chiefs, is said to have viewed the Battle of Falkirk, from which he had been compelled to retire, and to have witnessed the defeat of the Scottish army.

In 1923, the small mining community of Redding was the scene of one of the worst disasters in the history of the Scottish coalfield, which claimed the lives of 40 men. At 5.00am on Tuesday 25th September 1923 an inrush of water flooded the pit. The Sir William Wallace Lodge of the Grand Lodge of Scotland Free Colliers still march every year on the first Saturday in August in memory of the men who lost their lives in the disaster.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 No 3 - 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-11
  2. ↑ "Falkirk Local History Society". falkirklocalhistorysociety.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Last lodge of Free Colliers". Herald Scotland.
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