# Bainsford

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name                    = Bainsford
| gaelic_name                      =
| scots_name                       = 
| local_name                       = 
| label_position                   = top
| country                          = Scotland
| population                       = 3,202
| population_ref                   = <ref name="Pop. Est.">[http://www.sns.gov.uk/Default.aspx Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315130131/http://www.sns.gov.uk/default.aspx |date=2011-03-15 }}, www.sns.gov.uk. Retrieved 2011-04-13</ref> (2009 estimate)
| area_total_sq_mi                 = 
| os_grid_reference                = NS883819
| edinburgh_distance               = {{convert|24|mi|abbr=on}} [ESE](/source/Boxing_the_compass)
| london_distance                  = {{convert|346|mi|abbr=on}} [SSE](/source/Boxing_the_compass)
| map_alt                          = Bainsford is a district within the Falkirk council area in the Central Belt of the Scottish mainland.
| coordinates                      = {{coord|56.011944|-03.786668|display=inline,title}}
| post_town                        = FALKIRK
| postcode_area                    = FK
| postcode_district                = FK2
| dial_code                        = 01324
| constituency_westminster         = [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| civil_parish                     = [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk)
| unitary_scotland                 = [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk_(council_area))
| lieutenancy_scotland             = [Stirling and Falkirk](/source/Stirling_and_Falkirk)
| constituency_scottish_parliament = [Falkirk West](/source/Falkirk_West_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency))
| website                          = [http://www.falkirk.gov.uk falkirk.gov.uk]
| static_image_name                = Bainsford Bridge lock - geograph.org.uk - 62156.jpg
| static_image_caption             = The [Forth and Clyde Canal](/source/Forth_and_Clyde_Canal) at Bainsford Bridge Lock
| static_image_alt                 = A view along a canal with a lock and buildings in the background. Reeds and other water plants line the canal. 
}}

'''Bainsford''' is a small village within the [Falkirk council area](/source/Falkirk_(council_area)) of Scotland. The village is situated in the [Forth Valley](/source/Forth_Valley), {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} north of the town of [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk). It is positioned between the [River Carron](/source/River_Carron_(Forth)) and the [Forth and Clyde Canal](/source/Forth_and_Clyde_Canal) to the north and south respectively.

The main road through the village is the B902 road which connects the village with [Carron](/source/Carron%2C_Falkirk) and [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk). Bainsford has a population of just over 3,000 residents according to a 2009 estimate.<ref name="Pop. Est." />

==History==
The bridge crossing the [Forth and Clyde Canal](/source/Forth_and_Clyde_Canal) at Bainsford was originally a [bascule bridge](/source/bascule_bridge). In 1905, the bascule bridge was replaced by a heavier swing bridge to accommodate the new tramway. This in turn was replaced by a non-opening road bridge.<ref name="Bainsford">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/landscapes/bainsford/ BBC "Scotland's Landscape" ], www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-03-02.</ref>
Originally a separate village, Bainsford has now become part of the town of Falkirk.

==Sports==
In 1880 Bainsford Bluebonnets cricket club founded a football team called 'Bainsford Britannia' but changed their name to [East Stirlingshire F.C.](/source/East_Stirlingshire_F.C.) in 1881, which has remained ever since.<ref name="East Stirlingshire">[http://www.eaststirlingfc.co.uk/history/history1.html East Stirlingshire F.C.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201061652/http://eaststirlingfc.co.uk/history/history1.html |date=2009-02-01 }}, www.eaststirlingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-03-02.</ref> The team played their home games at [Merchiston Park](/source/Merchiston_Park), Bainsford.<ref name="Merchiston">[http://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/stirling-albion-fc/s320/st41065/travellers-notebook---east-stirlingshire Merchiston Park], www.thefootballnetwork.net. Retrieved 2011-03-02</ref> The team played their home games at [Firs Park](/source/Firs_Park) in Falkirk before ground sharing with [Stenhousemuir F.C.](/source/Stenhousemuir_F.C.) at [Ochilview Park](/source/Ochilview_Park) after leaving their old stadium in 2008. At the start of the 2018/19 season they switched to using the [Falkirk Stadium](/source/Falkirk_Stadium)

Bainsford  also was home such local sports heroes such as boxer Dearn Savage and rugby player Robert Spencer.

==See also==
*[List of places in Falkirk council area](/source/List_of_places_in_Falkirk_council_area)

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Bainsford}}
*[http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/nostalgia/bainsford-not-brian-s-ford-or-bairn-s-ford-1-3574544 Falkirk Herald - Bainsford – Not ‘Brian’s Ford’ or ‘Bairn’s Ford’]
*[http://www.bainsfordchurch.org.uk/linked/centenary.pdf Bainsford Church - A short history of Bainsford Church]

{{Falkirk Towns & Villages}}

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Category:Villages in Falkirk (council area)

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