MADDISTON, a village, in the parish of Muiii-AVONSiDE,
county of Stirling, 2 miles (W. by S.)
from Linlitiigow-Bridge; containing 1 64 inhabitants.
This is the principal village in the parish, and is picturesquely
seated on the slope of a hill, and on each
side of a stream, over which is a bridge. In the adjoining
lands considerable ([uantities of iron have been
wrought, and the Carron Company have still works in
the vicinity; the iron is of fine quality, but dispersed
over a great bulk of ore. The facilities of communication
are ample; the Edinburgh and Stirling road, the
Union canal, and the Edinburgh and Glasgow and the
SlariiuMuan railways, pass conveniently to the village.