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Dunipace

Field	Value
official_name	Dunipace
gaelic_name	Dùn a' Bhàis
country	Scotland
population
population_ref	()
area_total_sq_mi	0.24
os_grid_reference	NS807833
edinburgh_distance	28.6 mi ESE
london_distance	349 mi SSE
map_alt	Dunipace is in the west of the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
coordinates
post_town	DENNY
postcode_area	FK
postcode_district	FK6
dial_code	01324
constituency_westminster	Falkirk
unitary_scotland	Falkirk
lieutenancy_scotland	Stirling and Falkirk
constituency_scottish_parliament	Falkirk West
website	falkirk.gov.uk
static_image	Dunipace Church.jpg
static_image_width	240px
static_image_caption	Dunipace Church
static_image_alt	A church

Dunipace ( "The hill-fort of the pass") is a village in the west of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is 6.3 mi south of Stirling and 5.3 mi north-west of Falkirk. The village is situated on the north bank of the River Carron and adjoins the town of Denny, to the south of the river. Dunipace is part of the historic county of Stirlingshire.

The main road through Dunipace is the A872 road between Denny and Stirling. Based on the 2001 census, Falkirk council reported the population of Dunipace as being 2,444 residents.

History

In 1983 a temporary Roman marching camp was found from aerial photographs just outside the town, north of the Carron. A stone bridge was built between Dunipace and Denny in the 1820s. In 1876 Dunipace was joined with Denny to form the Denny and Dunipace Burgh. This was abolished in 1975 when both areas became part of Falkirk District.

A legend exists that the famous Scottish patriot William Wallace, lived in Dunipace with his uncle, who was a clergyman at the parish church.

Edward the First, King of England, (known as Longshanks), stayed in Dunipace for three weeks in September and October 1301.

Amenities

Dunipace is mainly residential, and has a church, a primary school, a few shops (including two hairdressers) and two pubs: The Red Hoose and Bar 209 also an Indian Takeaway (Chilli Hut)

The Red Hoose was used as a filming location for hit Scottish comedy Still Game in the New Year's episode of 2007.

Sports

The local football team is Dunipace F.C. The club was formed in 1888 and is based at Westfield Park. They currently compete in the .

Notable residents

In the First World War 902 men signed up from Denny and Dunipace. Of those 154 were killed in action or died on service. Decorations were earned by 31 men.

Agnes Eleanora ("Nora") Miller FRSE (1898–1994) zoologist
Cameron Buchan rower

References

{{Scottish settlement population citation
[http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/corporate_neighbourhood/policy_performance_review/research_information/PDFs/census_information/No3.pdf No 3 - 2001 Census Population of settlements and wards] {{webarchive. link. (June 3, 2011 www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-08)
"Dunipace Camp Temporary Marching Camp".
(1845). "The new statistical account of Scotland". W. Blackwood and Sons.
(1889). "The book of Wallace". Printed for the Grampian club.
(1908). "Lands and lairds of Larbert and Dunipace parishes". Hugh Hopkins.
(1920). "Denny and Dunipace roll of honour. The Great War, 1914–1918. [With plates.]".
(July 2006). "Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002". The Royal Society of Edinburgh.

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