Maddiston
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Maddiston
| gaelic_name =
| scots_name = Maudirstoun
| local_name =
| label_position = left
| country = Scotland
| population = {{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Maddiston}}
| population_ref = ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}}){{Scottish settlement population citation}}
| area_total_sq_mi =
| os_grid_reference = NS941765
| edinburgh_distance = {{convert|19.8|mi|abbr=on}} ESE
| london_distance = {{convert|343|mi|abbr=on}} SSE
| map_alt = Maddiston is in the south-east of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
| coordinates = {{coord|55.969956|-03.697666|display=inline,title}}
| post_town = FALKIRK
| postcode_area = FK
| postcode_district = FK2
| dial_code = 01324
| constituency_westminster = Linlithgow and East Falkirk
| civil_parish = Muiravonside
| unitary_scotland = Falkirk
| lieutenancy_scotland = Stirling and Falkirk
| constituency_scottish_parliament = Falkirk East
| website = [http://www.falkirk.gov.uk falkirk.gov.uk]
| static_image_name = Maddiston - geograph.org.uk - 85330.jpg
| static_image_caption = Housing in Maddiston, overlooking the Forth Valley
| static_image_alt = A row of housing on a downhill street with bare trees lining the opposite side, a view of the Forth Valley and Ochil Hills in the background.
}}
Maddiston is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies {{convert|3.8|mi|km|1}} west-southwest of Linlithgow, {{convert|1.3|mi|km|1}} south of Polmont and {{convert|0.6|mi|km|1}} south-east of Rumford at the south-east edge of the Falkirk urban area.
Population
Based on the United Kingdom 2001 census, Falkirk council reported the population of Maddiston as being 2,952 residents, a 40% rise since 1991.{{cite web |url=https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/council-democracy/statistics-census/docs/census/2001/3%20Census%20population%20of%20settlements%20and%20wards.pdf?v=201406020914 |title=Insight 2001 Census, No. 3 - 2001 Census population of wards and settlements |work=Falkirk Council |accessdate=18 January 2018}} The subsequent census in 2011 reported the population as 3,099, an increase of 174 residents (5.9%).{{cite web |url=https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/council-democracy/statistics-census/docs/census/2011/6%20Settlement%20Population%20and%20Household%20Estimates.pdf?v=201406020914 |title=Insight 2011 Census, No. 6 - Settlement Population and Household Estimates |work=Falkirk Council |accessdate=18 January 2018}}
History
Maddiston (historically Maudirstoun) is in the parish of Muiravonside and its first known reference is in documents in the fifteenth century.[http://www.falkirklocalhistorysociety.co.uk/home/index.php?id=110 Madiston], Falkirk LocalHistory Spociety, Retrieved 12 February 2016
See also
References
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Category:Villages in Falkirk (council area)
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