Banknock is a small village in the council area of Falkirk in the Central Belt of Scotland, historically part of Stirlingshire. It sits between the larger villages of Bonnybridge and Kilsyth and developed in the 19th and early 20th centuries around coal mining, quarrying and local brickworks, with traces of old railway lines and industrial infrastructure still visible in the landscape.
Today Banknock is largely a residential, commuter community with local shops, a village hall and active community groups, while enjoying countryside walks and green corridors that follow the old transport routes. Its setting close to the line of the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Roman frontier of the Antonine Wall gives the village added interest for walkers and history enthusiasts, and it remains within easy reach of Glasgow and Stirling for work and services.
Postcode districts covering Banknock
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Paisley 20.6 miles33.2 km
- East Kilbride 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Livingston 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Hamilton 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Cumbernauld 3.1 miles5 km
- Dunfermline 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Coatbridge 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Stirling 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Airdrie 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Falkirk 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Motherwell 13.7 miles22.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Haggs and Longcroft Place 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Denny and Banknock Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Dennyloanhead Place 2 miles3.2 km
- Head of Muir Place 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Dullatur Place 2.5 miles4 km
- Greenhill Place 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Denny Place 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Cumbernauld East Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Bonnybridge Place 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Cumbernauld North Ward 3.1 miles4.9 km
- High Bonnybridge Place 3.1 miles5 km
- Cumbernauld Place 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Banknock
FK4 1SU, FK4 1JL, FK4 1HY, FK4 1TF, FK4 1TP, FK4 1JF, FK4 1TZ, FK4 1JE, FK4 1JG … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Edinburgh Airport 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Cumbernauld Station 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Croy Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
Hotels near Banknock Ad
- Castlecary House Hotel 3 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Westerwood Spa & Golf Resort 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Coachman Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Mango the Hotel 3 1.1 miles1.8 km
- The Boat House 3 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Premier Lodge 3 8.1 miles13 km
- Broadcroft Hotel 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Park Hotel 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Allan Park 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- King Robert Hotel 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
Schools in Banknock
- Bankier Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 4.3 miles7 km
- Kilsyth Hills Mountains 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Ochilview Park Stadium 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Callendar Wood Forest 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Touch House Estate 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Falkirk Stadium Stadium 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Lower Polmaise Estate 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Cliftonhill Stadium 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Gartsherrie House Estate 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Forthbank Stadium Stadium 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Stirling Castle Historic site 9.3 miles15 km