Whitecross

Whitecross is a small village within the Falkirk council area, close to the boundary of council in . It lies 2.0 miles west-southwest of and 2.5 miles south-east of on the west bank of the River Avon.
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  • Type: Village with 762 residents
  • Description: village in Falkirk, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Whitecross, Falkirk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Manuel Junction and Avon Aqueduct.

Railway station
is a railway junction near the village of Whitecross, Falkirk, Scotland. It is the terminus of the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway and forms a connection between it and the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line.

Bridge
Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a navigable aqueduct that carries the over the , near , Scotland.

Castle
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruined L-plan castle dating from the 15th century. It is located 3 miles west of , and north of the , in Falkirk, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maddiston and Linlithgow.

Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the Falkirk council area of . It lies 3.8 miles west-southwest of , 1.3 miles south of and 0.6 miles south-east of at the south-east edge of the urban area. is situated 2 miles west of Whitecross.

Photo: Xenophule, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in in central lowland Scotland, 20 miles west of Edinburgh. It's a commuter town for the city, with a population in 2020 of 12,840.

Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village between and in the Falkirk council area, of . The village went through a great deal of expansion in the late 1990s and early 2000s, resulting in the population increasing exponentially since the 1991 census, when it was recorded as around 275 residents. is situated 2 miles west of Whitecross.

Whitecross

Latitude
55.97383° or 55° 58′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.65409° or 3° 39′ 15″ west
Population
762
Elevation
194 feet (59 metres)
Open location code
9C7RX8FW+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 321004525
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11592276
Wiki­data ID
Q7995824
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Satellite Map

Discover Whitecross from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Whitecross” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Whitecross”
  • Dutch: “Whitecross”
  • French: “Whitecross (Falkirk)”
  • French: “Whitecross”
  • German: “Whitecross”
  • Irish: “Fionn-Chrois”
  • Spanish: “Whitecross”
  • Swedish: “Whitecross”
  • Urdu: “وائٹ کراس، فالکرک”
  • Welsh: “Whitecross”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Whitecross Junction and Manuel Nunnery.

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