REDDING, a village, in the parish of Polmont,
county of Stirling, 3 miles IS. S. E.) from Falkirk;
containing 694 inhabitants. This village, from its situation
in the heart of a mining district, has greatly increased
in population and extent within the last few
years. It is inhabited chiefly by persons employed as
colliers. The Redding colliery, which is the property of
the Duke of Hamilton, is in extensive operation; and
the facility of conveyance afforded by the Union canal,
within a short distance of the village, contributes greatly
to promote the spirit of enterprise with which it is conducted.
The Edinburgh and Glasgow railway passes
also by the village, and has a station at Polmont. Connected
with the colliery is a school for the instruction of
children; and in the schoolroom, which can accommodate
200 persons, a probationer of the Established Church
officiates regularly on Sunday.