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Central Region
Central Region in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Central Region is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Central region was a local government region from 1975 to 1996, being one of twelve such regions across Scotland. The Regional Council's headquarters were at Viewforth in Stirling, which had been previously the headquarters of Stirlingshire County Council. Since 1996 the area has been divided into the council areas of Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling, which had previously been districts within Central region.
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Background
History
Central region was created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which established a two-tier structure of local government across mainland Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Central region covered the whole area of the county of Clackmannanshire, most of Stirlingshire and parts of Perthshire and West Lothian, which were all abolished for local government purposes at the same time. Central region was divided into three districts, called Clackmannan, Falkirk, and Stirling. The Dunblane massacre occurred within the last month of Central Regional Council's existence at one of its primary schools, in Dunblane. Responsibility for Dunblane Primary…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0630, -3.7960
- District
- Falkirk
- Postcode
- FK2 8QT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Alloa and Grangemouth
- Established
- 1975
Sources
- wikidata: Q1053979 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Central Region, Scotland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Central Region?
- Central Region is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode FK2 8QT).
- When was Central Region built?
- Built or established in 1975.
- How do I get to Central Region?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode FK2 8QT. It sits within the Alloa and Grangemouth parliamentary constituency.