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Falkirk (Continued) [continued from page 2]
however, obtained possession of the King's person, and of the Castle of Stirling, his friends came to his assistance, and the Earl pitched his camp at Falkirk. Thither the army of his enemies soon resorted. When ready to engage, a truce was agreed to, followed by a treaty, which was published at the market crosses of Stirling and Falkirk on 14th. August 1578.
Falkirk is the only market-town in the parish, and is estimated as containing nearly 5000 inhabitants; but within the bounds of the Parliamentary Burgh, the population was ascertained in 1835 to be 7445.
The parish church is advantageously siituated for the inhabitants of the town, and none of the villages, with the exception of Bonnybridge and Grangemouth, (which last, has been erected into a parish Quoad Sacra) are more than 1½ mile distant. In some of the country parts of the parish, the population may be still 5 miles from the church. But for upwards of a century past, considerable parts of it have been annexed quoad sacra to the neighbouring parishes of Slamannan and Cumbernauld. Ancient documents show that, at one time, Denny, Slamannan, Muiravonside, and Polmont, formed parts of the then existing parsonage of Falkirk. Of the period when the three first of these parishes were disjoined, no record has been found; but Polmont was created a distinct parish in 1724.
The church of Falkirk was founded by Malcolm Canmore in A.D.1057. It was rebuilt in 1810. The ancient fabric consisted of four lofty arches, with extended aisles in the form of a cross, the centre forming the area or body of the church, and surmounted by a steeple. The present church contains sittings for 1500 hearers. It is a square building, with windows of a Gothic form, and a circular gallery. The internal arrangements are convenient. The old arches and steeple were allowed to remain, and the former area now serves as a porch for the present church. Statistical Account
There parish contains about 19823 Statute Acres; there are no detached portions of this parish nor are there any detached portions of any other parish situated within it.

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