Throsk

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Throsk

Total population

160

Air quality index

36Good

Elevation12 m

WeatherAvg high 53.9°F

Coordinates56.10°, -3.85°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Throsk is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It lies on the A905 road east of Fallin close to the River Forth. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded the population as 231.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Mains of Throsk - geograph.org.uk - 181709

Minor road - geograph.org.uk - 375674

Arable land and A905 - geograph.org.uk - 1743362

Carse land, Throsk - geograph.org.uk - 1743369

Embankment, Throsk - geograph.org.uk - 2415323

Woodland, Throsk - geograph.org.uk - 2415327

Old road alignment, Throsk - geograph.org.uk - 2415330

Woodland, Throsk - geograph.org.uk - 2421496

Carse land, Throsk - geograph.org.uk - 2903079

Old military buildings, Throsk - geograph.org.uk - 2903087

A burn under the A905 - geograph.org.uk - 3314252

Stubble, Burnbank - geograph.org.uk - 3314253

Geo-tagged photos from Wikimedia Commons (CC-licensed; click any photo for license details).

Notable people from here

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Billy Grassam

British footballer

Donald Ewen Cameron

Scottish-American psychiatrist most famous for his involvement in the Project MKULTRA of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. (1901–1967)

Helen Eadie

British politician (1947-2013)

John Baildon

engineer

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Kenny Black

Scottish footballer and manager

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Neil Mochan

Scottish footballer (1927–1994)

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Alan Westwater

footballer (1946–2024)

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Alex Smith

Scottish footballer born 1939

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Alex Spark

Scottish professional footballer (born 1949)

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Bobby Hope

Scottish footballer and manager (born 1943)

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Brian Hardie

Scottish cricketer (born 1950)

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Campbell Forsyth

Scottish football goalkeeper (born 1939)

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Catherine Panton-Lewis

professional golfer

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David Hoggan

Scottish footballer (born 1961)

Ian Fairweather

Australian artist (1891-1974)

James A. King

ship's master from Scotland and politician of the Republic of Hawaii (1832-1899)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Seen 2026-05-24

orange-tip

Anthocharis cardamines

Seen 2026-05-24

Green-veined White

Pieris napi

Seen 2026-05-24

Germander Speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

Seen 2026-05-24

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-05-23

greater stitchwort

Rabelera holostea

Seen 2026-05-23

Signal Crayfish

Pacifastacus leniusculus

Seen 2026-05-23

St. George's Mushroom

Calocybe gambosa

Seen 2026-05-23

Two-banded Longhorn Beetle

Rhagium bifasciatum

Seen 2026-05-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Throsk, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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