Reddingmuirhead is a small village in the council area of Falkirk, situated on the fringe of the Central Belt in the Forth Valley. It sits within an industrial landscape shaped by the region’s coal‑mining and manufacturing past, while also being close to several of the area’s historic transport features such as the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Roman frontier of the Antonine Wall.
Today the village has a quiet, close‑knit community feel and functions largely as a commuter settlement for people working in nearby towns and cities; the wider Falkirk area and attractions like the Falkirk Wheel are within easy reach, while Glasgow and Edinburgh remain accessible for wider services and employment. Local life blends rural edges and suburban convenience, with green spaces and cycle routes nearby alongside a small range of local shops and community facilities.
Postcode districts covering Reddingmuirhead
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Edinburgh 20.5 miles32.9 km
- East Kilbride 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Livingston 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Hamilton 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Cumbernauld 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Dunfermline 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Coatbridge 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Stirling 12.4 miles20 km
- Airdrie 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Falkirk 2.6 miles4.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Wallacestone Place 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Redding Place 0.6 miles1 km
- Westquarter Place 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Brightons Place 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Laurieston Place 1 mile1.6 km
- California Place 1 mile1.7 km
- Lower Braes Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Shieldhill Place 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Rumford Place 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Polmont Place 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Hallglen Place 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Maddiston Place 1.6 miles2.6 km
Example postcodes in Reddingmuirhead
FK2 0XW, FK2 0AF, FK2 0FY, FK2 0DX, FK2 0GR, FK2 0BA, FK2 0FZ, FK2 0DS, FK2 0FF … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Glasgow International Airport 27.9 miles44.8 km
- Polmont Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Falkirk High Railway Station 2.2 miles3.6 km
Hotels near Reddingmuirhead Ad
- Premier Lodge 3 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Metro Inns Falkirk 1.4 miles2.2 km
- The Grange Manor 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Macdonald Inchyra Hotel & Spa 4 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Leapark Hotel 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Kelpies Serviced Apartments 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Park Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Oxgang Kitchen Bar & Rooms 3 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Orchard Hotel 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Best Western the Hilcroft Hotel West Lothian 3 8.2 miles13.1 km
Schools in Reddingmuirhead
- Braes High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Callendar Wood Forest 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Falkirk Stadium Stadium 1.9 miles3 km
- Manuel Priory Historic site 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Ochilview Park Stadium 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Culross Abbey (Culross, Scotland) Historic site 7 miles11.2 km
- Recreation Park Stadium 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Lower Polmaise Estate 10 miles16.1 km
- Almondvale Stadium Stadium 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Hopetoun House Estate 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Forthbank Stadium Stadium 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 11.8 miles19 km
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 11.9 miles19.1 km