For its proximity to the Forth and Clyde Canal.

Strathcarron Hospice near Denny is one of the district’s greatest success stories and much loved by the population which supports its work. 

Charles Snedden was a former Provost of the town and Convenor of Central Regional Council.  He was a huge influence in the town for many years.

John (Jock) Muirhead was a stalwart of the Bo’ness United Football Club, having served as the club’s chairman and as a committee member.  Despite ‘being an incomer’ he became an integral part of the local community and his legacy at Bo’ness United remains. 

In 1915 the train carrying soldiers bound for Gallipoli in Turkey crashed at Quintinshill near Gretna.  The troops had left Larbert station after a short period of training.   239 were killed. 

Robert Weir owned Carrongrove Paper Mill from 1855 to 1867.