Headswood was a paper mill which produced board. Closed due to downturn in market in 1978.  

Middlerig is a very common name for a farm.  There are several in Falkirk district.  A rig was a strip of cultivated land.

The early maps identify the area as dedicated to Coal Mining and there was a Meldrum Pit locally

A gentleman called Harry Dhillon, who moved to Falkirk from India ran a successful business and supported many local charities.

The early maps identify the area as dedicated to Coal Mining and there was a Boxland Pit locally

Walter Alexander opened his bus transport company just before World War I and in 1924 moved into a highly successful coachbuilding business.  Now part of Alexander-Dennis.