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<div style="float:right">[[image:ScotlandCentral1974.png]]<BR> ''Map of Scotland showing the location'' <BR>''of the former Central region''</div> |
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'''Central Scotland''' may refer to: |
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'''Central''' (''Roinn Meadhanach'' in [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]) was a [[Local government of Scotland|local government]] [[Regions of Scotland|region]] of [[Scotland]] from [[1974]] to [[1996]]. It is now divided into the [[council areas]] of [[Falkirk (council area)|Falkirk]], [[Stirling (council area)|Stirling]], and [[Clackmannanshire]], which had previously been districts within the Central Region. |
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* [[Central Belt]], the area of highest population density in Scotland, also known as the "Midlands" or "Scottish Midlands" |
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There continues to be a joint police service, fire service, and electoral, valuation, and health boards for the area. The latter is called '''Forth Valley''' Health Board. |
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* [[Central Lowlands]], a geologically-defined area of relatively low-lying land in southern Scotland |
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* [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)]], one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament |
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* [[Central Region, Scotland]], a local government region of Scotland 1975-1996 |
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* [[Centre of Scotland]], the geographical centre of Scotland, located in the Highlands |
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==See also== |
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==Scottish Parliament electoral region== |
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* [[Scottish Lowlands]] |
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'''Central Scotland''' (''Meadhan-Alba'' in [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]) is also the name of one of the eight [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|electoral regions]] of the [[Scottish Parliament]]. It covers, however, a different geographical area from the former local government region, stretching from [[Kilmarnock]], through most of [[Lanarkshire]] up to [[Falkirk]]. The electoral region covers 10 of the 73 [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|constituencies]] of the parliament. In addition to constituency [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)]] the region elects seven of the 56 [[Additional Members System|additional-member]] MSPs. |
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[[Category:Regions of Scotland]] |
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[[Category:Stirling]] |
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[[Category:Falkirk]] |
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[[Category:Clackmannanshire]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 24 April 2014
The present page holds the title of a primary topic, and an article needs to be written about it. It is believed to qualify as a broad-concept article. It may be written directly at this page or drafted elsewhere and then moved to this title. Related titles should be described in Central Scotland, while unrelated titles should be moved to Central Scotland (disambiguation). |
Central Scotland may refer to:
- Central Belt, the area of highest population density in Scotland, also known as the "Midlands" or "Scottish Midlands"
- Central Lowlands, a geologically-defined area of relatively low-lying land in southern Scotland
- Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region), one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament
- Central Region, Scotland, a local government region of Scotland 1975-1996
- Centre of Scotland, the geographical centre of Scotland, located in the Highlands