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Bo'ness (Borrowstounness) Gaelic - Ceann Fhail Scots - Bo'ness (Burghstounness)
Population	13,961[1]
OS grid reference	NS998816
Council area	Falkirk
Lieutenancy area	West Lothian
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BO'NESS
Postcode district	EH51
Dial code	01506
Vehicle code	SK-SO (Edinburgh)
Police	Central
Fire	Central Scotland
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Scottish Parliament	Falkirk East Central Scotland
European Parliament	Scotland
List of places: UK • Scotland

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Bo'ness, properly Borrowstounness, is a town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland, lying on a hillside on the south bank of the Firth of Forth. Prior to 1975 it was in the former county of West Lothian. Falkirk (an Eaglais Bhreac in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland. ... The 32 council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ... This article is about the country. ... The Firth of Forth from Calton Hill The Forth Bridges cross the Firth Satellite photo of the Firth and the surrounding area Map of the Firth Firth of Forth (Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the estuary or firth of Scotlands River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 20th  - Total 427 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Livingston ISO 3166-2 GB-WLN ONS code 00RH Demographics Population Ranked 10th  - Total (2005) 163,780  - Density 384 / km² Scottish Gaelic  - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics West Lothian Council http://www. ...

Formerly a centre of heavy industry and a major port, it is now a commuter town. As reported in the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population was 13,961.^[1] UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ...

History

In the Roman period, it lay at the eastern end of the Antonine Wall. The end of the wall probably lay in modern Carriden, the eastern part of the town, where Roman inscriptions have been found. It appears that the fort there was named Veluniate. Other Roman sites have been identified at Muirhouses (pronounced "Murrays") and Kinglass on the south-east side of the town. Kinneil, in the western part of Bo'ness, was mentioned by Bede, who wrote that it was named Pennfahel ("Wall's end") in Pictish and Penneltun in Old English . It was also Pengwawl in old Welsh. Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent. ... The Antonine Wall, looking east, from Barr Hill between Twechar and Croy The Antonine Wall, remains of Roman fortlet, Barr Hill, near Twechar Location of Hadrians Wall and the Antonine Wall in Scotland and Northern England. ... Muirhouse is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. ... Bede (IPA: ) (also Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, or (from Latin) Beda (IPA: )), (ca. ... The Pictish language is the extinct language of the Picts, in what is now Scotland. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Penis[1], Englisc by its speakers) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ...

Bo'ness Town Hall

The town was a recognised port from the 16th century; a harbour was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1707. The harbour, constructed progressively during the 18th century, was extended and complemented by a dry dock in 1881 (works designed by civil engineers Thomas Meik and Patrick Meik). The commercial port (heavily used for the transport of coal and pit props) eventually closed in 1959, badly affected by silting and the gradual downturn of the Scottish coal-mining industry. Plans exist to reopen the port. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modelled after that of the United Kingdom. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Acts of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering. ... Thomas Meik (20 January 1812 - 22 April 1896) was a British engineer, born in Duddingston, Midlothian. ... Patrick Meik (born? - died 1910) was an English engineer and part of a minor engineering dynasty. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bo'ness was a site for coal mining from medieval times. Clay mining was carried out on a smaller scale. The shore was the site of industrial salt making, evaporating sea water over coal fires. The town was home to sizable potteries, one product being the black wally dogs which sat in pairs over many fireplaces. Metalworking is still carried out and the Bo'ness Iron Company's drain covers are to be found in many far flung places.

Present

A map of Borrowstounness from 1945

Bo'ness is now a commuter town,with many of its residents travelling to work in Edinburgh or Glasgow. The other main source of employment are the petrochemical facilities located in nearby Grangemouth. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 446 pixelsFull resolution (2018 × 1125 pixel, file size: 4. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 446 pixelsFull resolution (2018 × 1125 pixel, file size: 4. ...

Present-day attractions in the town include the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway and the Birkhill Clay Mine. Kinneil House, built by the powerful Hamilton family in the 15th century, lies on the west edge of the town. In the grounds are a cottage where James Watt lived and worked and the boiler of a Newcomen engine engine he built. The Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway, operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, operates virtually the entire Bo’ness branch of the former North British Railway on the Firth of Forth. ... Hamilton is a large town in west central Scotland, which serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. ... James Watt James Watt (19 January 1736 – 19 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor and engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution. ... Diagram of the Newcomen steam engine Thomas Newcomens atmospheric engine, today referred to as a Newcomen steam engine, was the first practical device to harness the power of steam to produce mechanical work. ...

Bo'ness has a single secondary school, Bo'ness Academy, and five primary schools, from west to east, Deanburn, Kinneil, Bo'ness Public School, St Mary's, and the Grange School. There are a number of churches, including Bo'ness Old Kirk, Carriden, St Andrew's Parish Church, Craigmailen UFC, St. Catharine's Episcopal Church, Bo'ness Apostolic Church, Bo'ness Baptist Church, The Bo'ness Salvation Army and St. Mary's RC, a modernist design of 1962 by Gillespie, Kidd & Coia. Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Gillespie, Kidd & Coia were a Scottish architectural firm famous for their application of modernism in churches and universities, as well as at St Peters Seminary in Cardross. ...

Future

Bo'ness is set for major regeneration with the announcement in November 2004 of a £150m investment by Dutch company ING to transform the harbour, docks and foreshore with a marina, shopping and housing development. The town centre is also set for a 're-vamp' through the THI (Townscape Heritage Initiative) with a £5m investment funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Falkirk Council, Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley together with Euro funding. The plans have also been given a boost through independent research by the National Economic Foundation which showed Bo'ness in third place in a "top 10" of towns which had managed to retain their individual character. Only Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire and Peebles in the Scottish Borders were ahead of Bo'ness in the table. ING House, ING headquarters in Amsterdam ING Groep N.V. (NYSE: ING, Euronext: INGA) (known as ING Group) is a financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, insurance and investment management services. ... Statistics Population: approx 4,500 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD993273 Administration District: Calderdale Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post town... Old Parish Church, Peebles Location within the British Isles Peebles (Gaelic: Na Pùballan) is a burgh in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. ...

Sport

Football

Bo'ness is home to the junior football club Bo'ness United. The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is the organising body for the junior grade of football (soccer) in Scotland. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Boness United F.C. are a football (soccer) club, based in the town of Boness, Scotland. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Comparative Population Profile:Bo'ness. scrol browser. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.

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External links

• Bo'ness web site
• Proposals by ING to transform harbor area