Maddiston

Maddiston is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies 3.8 mi west-southwest of Linlithgow, 1.3 mi south of Polmont and 0.6 mi south-east of Rumford at the south-east edge of the Falkirk urban area.

Population
Based on the United Kingdom 2001 census, Falkirk council reported the population of Maddiston as being 2,952 residents, a 40% rise since 1991. The subsequent census in 2011 reported the population as 3,099, an increase of 174 residents (5.9%).

History
Maddiston (historically Maudirstoun) is in the parish of Muiravonside and its first known reference is in documents in the fifteenth century.