Denny () is a town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. Historically in Stirlingshire, it is situated west of Falkirk, and northeast of Cumbernauld, adjacent to both the M80 and M876 motorways. In 2022, Denny had a population of 9,384.
History Denny is separated from the neighbouring village Dunipace by the River Carron. A stone bridge was built over the river in 1825. Denny Town House was completed in 1931. Until the early 1980s, Denny was a centre for heavy industry, including several iron foundries, brickworks, a coal mine and paper mills.
The first phase of a £7.6 million regeneration scheme in the town centre was completed in 2017.
Sport The local football team are Dunipace F.C., who play at Westfield Park where they moved to from their previous home of Carronbank. They compete in the Lowland Football League. Another team, Denny Hibs, operated in the Junior leagues from the 1900s to the 1930s – Dunipace were also part of that setup until the 2010s.
Notable sportspeople from Denny include: Sammy Baird, football player and manager Cameron Buchan, rower Martyn Corrigan, football player and manager Kenny Deuchar, footballer Willie Loney, footballer Niall Mackenzie, motorcycle racer Danny Malloy, boxer Jimmy McMullan, professional footballer Jim McNab, footballer Thomas Scott, footballer Billy Steel, footballer
Notable people Thomas Bain, politician John Adam Cramb, historian David Forrester, divine George William Gray, chemist Matthew Hay, doctor Carl Kirkwood, politician Christian Maclagan, archaeologist Stevie McCrorie, musician William Morehead, landowner
In the First World War 902 men signed up from Denny and Dunipace. Of those, 154 were killed in action or died on service. Decorations were earned by 31 men.
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Denny, Bonnybridge & Banknock at Falkirk Online