Plean
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Plean is a village, in the Stirling council area of central Scotland, located on the main A9 road from Falkirk. At the 2001 census, Plean had a population of 1,740. Plean has some historic buildings, some council houses and an estate.
Plean is a village, in the Stirling council area of central Scotland, located on the main A9 road from Falkirk. At the 2001 census, Plean had a population of 1,740. Plean has some historic buildings, some council houses and an estate.
Landmarks
Plean has a Church of Scotland Church with an attached graveyard, a petrol station, chip shop, a small clinic, small library, pub, pharmacy, cafe, Indian takeaway and three convenience stores. East Plean Primary School was formerly housed in a traditional building dating from 1874. Many of the original features of the building were retained in the refurbishment of the school, which was completed in summer 2000, including the addition of a purpose-built nursery. The school building was damaged beyond repair in November 2010 when a fire was deliberately started in a hut to the rear. The building was subsequently demolished and a new modern school is being built on the site. Andrew Stretton, 18, set fire to a cardboard box in a shed, but the blaze spread to the main building causing serious damage. Stretton was sentenced at Stirling and ordered to carry out 300 hours of community service, and put on probation for two years.
Notable people
Ronnie Swan (born 19411), Scottish footballer, goalkeeper Campbell Forsyth, the Kilmarnock and Scotland international goalkeeper was born in Plean in 1939. Frankie Jones, the fly/bantamweight champion boxer of the 1950s and '60s was born in Plean in 19331. John McAulay VC, spent all of his youth in Plean
Transportation
Plean railway station served the village from 1904 to 1956.
References
External links
Friends of Plean Country Park Scottish Mining Website - East Plean 13 July 1922 Scotland's Places - Plean Colliery 1922 Pit Disaster
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