Market-Town, &c.- Falkirk is the nearest market-town, distant six miles. There are two villages, Airth and Dunmore. The length of the turnpike roads in the parish, is about eight miles. Two public carriages pass through the parish to Glasgow, viz. the Alloa coach daily, and the Kirkaldy coach, three times a week.

Ecclesiastical State.- The situation of the parish church is centrical, being about three miles and a half distant from the northern extremity of the parish, and nearly as much from the southern. It was first opened for public worship on 20th February 1820, and consequently it is in excellent repair. It is built for the accommodation of 800 individuals. The sittings are all free, the tenants being accommodated by their respective landlords, and about 60 sittings set apart for the poor. The manse was finished in 1815. The glebe, including the site of the manse and garden, is upwards of 10 acres in extent. The stipend is 18 chalders of victual, half barley, half meal, payable by the highest fiars of the county; and L8, 6s. 8d. for communion elements.

There is a Burgher meeting-house in the parish. The minister is paid from the seat rents and collections. Stipend allowed, about L.I00.

The number of families attending the Established Church may be estimated at 300; number of individuals, exclusive of children, 1350. Families attending meeting-house about 90; individuals above twelve years of age, 201. Average number of communicants in the Establishment, 400.

There are Societies in the parish for religious purposes, and the amount of their contributions may average L.20 per annum.

Education.-There are the parish school, and two unendowed schools. The salary of the parochial schoolmaster is the maximum; the fees, 3s. for reading per quarter; 3s. 6d. for reading and writing; 4s. for arithmetic ; 6s. for Latin; and one guinea for a course of book-keeping. The schoolmaster has an excellent house, neatly built, and containing far more than the legal accommodation. The general expense of education may be stated to be from 10s. to 20s. per annum. There are few or none above fifteen years of age who cannot both read and write. The people in general feel the benefits of education. The parish school is conveniently situated for all.

Library.-There is a circulating library.

Societies.-Two friendly Societies have been established - the one, denominated the Weaver's Society, having been in existence upwards of fifty years, and chiefly designed to defray the expenses incurred, when a death takes place in any family connected with it; and the other, the Dead fund Society, established for a similar purpose.

Savings Banks.- A Savings Bank for the parish and vicinity was established in 1821. The sums invested yearly have amounted to L. 100 or L. 150; and the sums withdrawn, to about L. 50.

Poor and Parochial Funds - There are upwards of 30 persons who receive parochial aid, at the rate of about 1s. per week, and upwards of 40 who receive it occasionally. The annual amount of collections made for their relief at the church door, including an extraordinary collection made on the first Sabbath of the year, may amount to about L. 40; and to this sum is added, for the same purpose, the interest of L. 360, bequeathed by different individuals. There is, besides, an annual assessment laid upon the heritors, amounting to upwards of L. 50. Out of these funds, however, are paid precentor's salary, beadle's salary, salary of synod-clerk, presbytery-clerk, presbytery-officer, and session-clerk. It rarely happens that any indisposition to receive parochial aid is manifested.

Fairs.-There is an annual fair on the last Tuesday of July, chiefly for the purpose of hiring shearers.

Alehouses.-There are 10 or 11 alehouses in the parish, and there is every reason to suppose that they tend to injure the morals of the people.

Fuel - Abundance of coal is obtained at a few miles distance, which sells at 7s. 4d. and 9s. 4d. per ton.