Prior to the Battle of Falkirk Muir on January 17th, 1746 part of the Jacobite Army marched through Torwood as a diversion for the main force advancing through Dunipace.  

General Wladyslaw Sikorski was the Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile and commander of the Polish forces in Scotland during World War II.  The site of the gardens was the long time home to the Polish Combatants Social Club in the former Woodside House.

Mr and Mrs Mulholland who served the public with their grocer/Post Office business for many decades and were in St Mary's Church where Mrs Mulholland played the organ.  They were great supporters of Bo'ness Fair.  From their shop they would run buses to football games and trips for their customers.

A local place name meaning a sloping piece of farm land.

Avon Hall was built in 1878 to the design of James M MacLaren for the timber merchant John Fairley.   It was restored in 2019.

Possibly from John De Graham who died fighting with Wallace in 1298.  He had a castle, now in ruins, not far from Fankerton.  Graham is also a well known and respected family name in the area especially within farming circles.