Stirling

:''This article is about the Scottish city. For other Stirlings see Stirling (disambiguation).'' {| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align=right |- | |- | |- | |} Stirling (''Sruighlea'' in Scottish Gaelic language) is a city in central Scotland, in the district of Stirling (district). Stirling is an ancient town, clustered around a large castle and medieval old-town. It is a centre for government, retail, and light industry. Its population (as of the 2001 census) was 45,115. A former capital of Scotland, Stirling was known as a Royal Burgh until 2002 when, as part of Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom's Golden Jubilee, Stirling was granted city status. Stirling has been strategically significant since at least the Roman Empire occupation of Roman Britain, due to its easily defensible hill (latterly the site of Stirling Castle) and its commanding position beside the River Forth. A ford, and later bridge, of the river at Stirling brought the city wealth and influence, as did its port. Major battles in Scotland's long conflict with England took place at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 and at the nearby village of Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. The town motto, which was adopted in 1296, is: :''The Britons stand by force of arms'' :''The Scots are by this cross preserved from harms'' :''The Castle & Bridge of Stirling town'' :''Are in the compass of this seal set down.'' Famous residents include Mary I of Scotland, King James VI of Scotland, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (former British Prime Minister), documentary film pioneer John Grierson, film music composer Muir Mathieson and animation pioneer Norman McLaren. The University of Stirling opened in a 1967 greenfield site outside the town. It has grown into a major research centre, attracting students from nearly 80 countries. Local sporting teams include the Football (soccer) team Stirling Albion F.C., and the rugby union team Stirling County. Footballers Billy Bremner and Duncan Ferguson were born in Stirling. ==External links== *[http://www.stirling.gov.uk Stirling Council Website] *[http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/stirling/stirlingcastle Stirling Castle Website] *[http://www.stirling.co.uk Stirling Online] *[http://www.stir.ac.uk University of Stirling] *[http://www.cambusbarron.com Cambusbarron Village] - Local website with lots of information about the village and the Stirling area Cities in Scotland Scottish county towns la:Stirlingum

Stirling

==Population== I updated the city population from 40,000 to 78,833, per the 2001 census information at [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/xsdataset.asp?More=Y&vlnk=2859&All=Y&B2.x=69&B2.y=13]. I didn't update the regional total of 85,000 (as the 2001 census was for central region, not Stirling Council). I suppose only Bridge of Allan and Dunblane are particularly large, but all the myriad wee places in Stirling Council's Northern extent will surely add up to quite a bit. If anyone has a reasonable source (or even just the size for Dunblane) then we can update the regional total. -- User:Finlay McWalter 00:50, 22 Jan 2004 (UTC)

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