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Haggs, a village and a quoad sacra parish in Denny parish, SE Stirlingshire. The village, ¾ mile N by E of Castlecary station, and 31/8 miles SSW of Denny town, is conjoint with Longcroft, Parkfoot, and Denny-Loanhead villages, extending 1hf. mile along the road from Kilsyth to Falkirk. It acquired in 1836 a neat row of collier cottages, terminating at one end in a large building, intended for a store. The quoad sacra parish, constituted in 1875, is in the presbytery of Stirling and synod of Perth and Stirling; the minister's stipend is £120. The church, erected as a chapel of ease in 1840, presents a handsome appearance, and contains 700 sittings. Pop. of registration district and q. s. parish (1871) 1463, (1881) 1500.—Ord. Sur., sh. 31, 1867.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a quoad sacra parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Stirlingshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Haggs |
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