Dennyloanhead railway station served the village of Longcroft, Falkirk, Scotland from 1888 to 1935 on the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway.
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Longcroft is a small village in the Falkirk council area in Scotland. The village is located 5.7 miles west-southwest of Falkirk along a stretch of the A803 road between Haggs and Dennyloanhead. The main features of the village include the Masonic Arms pub and hotel.
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The A803 is a road in central Scotland. It runs from Glasgow to Champany Corner, three miles due north-east of Linlithgow).
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Allandale is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. Allandale is located 1.6 miles south-west of Bonnybridge, 3.5 miles north-east of Cumbernauld and 5.4 miles west-southwest of Falkirk. The entire village is a row of terraced housing along a section of the B816 road from Bonnybridge to Castlecary. The village is bordered to the north by the Forth & Clyde Canal and to the south by the former LMS railway.
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Haggs is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is situated 2.1 miles south-west of Bonnybridge, 4.6 miles north-northeast of Kilsyth and 2.0 miles south-southwest of Denny, on the east side of the M80 motorway which separates it from Banknock.
At the 2001 census the population of Haggs was reported as 383 residents.
Haggs lies along the A803 road between Banknock and Dennyloanhead and is next to the location where the A80 road formerly turned into the M80 motorway.
Haggs Parish Church is shared with Banknock and often hosts the local school during religious holidays like Easter and Christmas.
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Dennyloanhead is a village in the Falkirk council area, Central Scotland, that is between Head of Muir and Longcroft. Dennyloanhead had a fingerpost announcing that it is 294 miles from John o' Groats. Old maps show it is 9 miles from Stirling and 5 miles from Falkirk. In 2022 it had a population of 1610.
Its main features include the Crown Hotel and Casserta's chip shop. There is another pub called the Railway Inn.
History
The station opened 2 July 1888 by the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway. The goods yard was on the east side as well as sidings that served Knowehead Colliery to the north. The station closed 1 February 1935.