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 miles
- Paisley 20.6 miles
- East Kilbride 18.1 miles
- Livingston 17.8 miles
- Hamilton 15.5 miles
- Cumbernauld 3.1 miles
- Dunfermline 20.6 miles
- Coatbridge 9.4 miles
- Stirling 9.1 miles
- Airdrie 8.5 miles
- Falkirk 6.5 miles
- Motherwell 13.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Haggs and Longcroft Place 1.1 miles
- Denny and Banknock Ward 1.5 miles
- Dennyloanhead Place 2 miles
- Head of Muir Place 2.2 miles
- Dullatur Place 2.5 miles
- Greenhill Place 2.6 miles
- Denny Place 2.7 miles
- Cumbernauld East Ward 2.9 miles
- Bonnybridge Place 2.9 miles
- Cumbernauld North Ward 3.1 miles
- High Bonnybridge Place 3.1 miles
- Cumbernauld Place 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Banknock
FK4 1JQ, FK4 1JU, FK4 1TG, FK4 1JJ, FK4 1TB, FK4 1LB, FK4 1TR, FK4 1HX, FK4 1JW … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 20.1 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 22.8 miles
- Cumbernauld Station 3.3 miles
- Croy Station 3.8 miles
Hotels near Banknock Ad
- Castlecary House Hotel 3 0.7 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Westerwood Spa & Golf Resort 4 1.6 miles
- Coachman Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Mango the Hotel 3 1.1 miles
- The Boat House 3 3.8 miles
- Hillhead Farm Lets 3 6.5 miles
- Broadcroft Hotel 8.4 miles
- Premier Lodge 3 8.1 miles
- Allan Park 4 8.8 miles
- Park Hotel 3 6.3 miles
Schools in Banknock
- Bankier Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 4.3 miles
- Kilsyth Hills Mountains 4.9 miles
- Ochilview Park Stadium 6.2 miles
- Callendar Wood Forest 7.2 miles
- Touch House Estate 7.8 miles
- Falkirk Stadium Stadium 7.9 miles
- Lower Polmaise Estate 8.2 miles
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 8.9 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 9.1 miles
- Gartsherrie House Estate 9.2 miles
- Forthbank Stadium Stadium 9.2 miles
- Stirling Castle Historic site 9.3 miles